Re: [OMC-Boats] spark

probably a stupid question but how do i do it without touching the
wire? vise grips? just lay it on the engine? plus, we're
talking about short little 8-10" long wire that comes off the top of
the coil here........its not gonna reach too far and probalby won't
just rest on the engine either .

I wanna do this, but trying to make a 20000v arc without touching the
wire all while being up around the carb where the gas goes makes me
nervous. any feedback appreciated.

On May 9, 2010, at 5:16 PM, gtabers5572@... wrote:

> Pull it off of the distibutor and place it near the block. It should
> arc a spark if it is working. PS. DON'T TOUCH THE WIRE!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jd <jdood@...>
> Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 17:02:45
> To: Evinrude the 1960's and 70's & Johnson Boats of<omc-boats@...
> >
> Subject: [OMC-Boats] spark
>
> took my boat to the ramp today to try a little test start up after
> storing all season. nothing. cranks over, is getting strong
> flow of gas to carb. as best as I can tell there is no spark. i
> have this little light bulb thing I bought that goes between the spark
> plug and plug wire - i guess it's supposed to flash as your cranking
> the engine. tried it on a couple plugs, nothing. checked to
> see if i have power to the coil - yes. at least at the pos
> terminal. but this is where my knowledge of engines get fuzzy.
> if I clip one end of a 12v light tester to the ground bolt on the
> block, then stick the pointy end down into the big middle terminal on
> the top of the coil, shouldn't I see that light flashing or lit
> while cranking the engine? It doesn't light at all.
>
> So unless I am not understanding something, it appears that i have
> power to the coil when the key is on, but then nothing being sent out
> that fat wire in the top of the coil that goes to the distributor.
> Am I testing it wrong? (It's a brand new NAPA coil)
>
>
> jeff
>
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Received on Sunday, 9 May 2010