Re: [OMC-Boats] spark

As luck would have it, I think my coil checked out on this year's first outing. Got a tow back, and after watching one guy break his trailer in half on the launch and back everyone up, another conk out at the dock, walking mine on the trailer was much more difficult to say the least. Anyway, I checked my points, cap, rotor everything looks good, so I decided I'd pull the coil primary wire and crank it over. No spark. Ok, so remembering back a few cars I had a spare coil from a 66 Plymouth Belvedere. Popped it in, and except for the fact that the terminals are all on the same end of the coil (traditional) instead of the original coil I had, it fired up and ran fine. Any problems with using this spare coil? I honestly don't know the specs, but I can't believe it being a problem. I know coils have been a recent issue, does anybody know the correct replacement? I don't imagine there's anything different between the OMC part and a regular auto coil, so I'm looking for a 1968 Jeep/Kaiser (Buick) V6 odd-fire 225cu engine? Thanks everybody!

~Scott

> From: jdood@...
> To: Lee.Shuster@...; omc-boats@...
> Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 17:11:37 -0700
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] spark
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> (CAPS USED FOR CLARITY)
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> n May 11, 2010, at 3:20 PM, Lee Shuster wrote:
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> > JD,
> >
> > There's a ton of free info on my website including wiring diagrams
> > and charts that will help you verify if you coil and ballast
> > resistor are connected correctly. From the photo, it is impossible
> > for me to verify, because the wiring colors have been altered from
> > original (not at all unusual, but difficult to visually verify
> > without physically tracing everything out.
>
> HERE'S A NOTED PHOTO WHICH SHOULD MAKE THINGS CLEARER:
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Received on Sunday, 16 May 2010