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Strega51
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Posted: August-28-2016 at 10:44am |
96 Nautique PCM 5.7. This is the 1st full season with this boat. It's always started and ran fine. Yesterday after running the boat on and off for a couple of hrs. I was idling at the dock
and the motor stopped. Would not restart. Checked a plug wire no spark. Checked for loose connections,found none. The boat sat for maybe 10-15min. Started and ran fine.?????? Thanks |
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Jonny Quest
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I would check the following:
- VOM to check 12V to ballast resistor - wires to coil and ballast resistor - coil wire to distributor - Distributor cap & rotor Heat and moisture can play havoc on electrical connections. JQ |
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Strega51
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Thanks,I will check those items. Cap,wires and plugs new this year. I'm wondering if the coil gets hot and does not put out enough volts for spark.
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Strega51
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Hi Jonny Quest, Cannot locate the resistor. Do you think my 96 with EFI has one? I remember my 89 had one. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.
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Jonny Quest
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If your distributor is an HEI unit with integrated coil, then you won't find an external coil or resistor. Assuming a non HEI distributor, find the coil and locate the + input. Trace the wire back to the ballast resistor. Not all applications run a ballast resistor, but most do.
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Ok, Thanks again for the response.
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Bri892001
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Wondering, is this one of those Apex PCM Chevies?
That would be a little bit different from the usual, they are pretty rare. This page has a pic of one towards the top right: http://www.mbbw.com/engines/pcm.htm |
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