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    1969 85hp Starflite, ignition system change???

    At the plugs it won't jump over .095
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    1969 85hp Starflite, ignition system change???

    When i had it apart i checked resistance from the contacts of the cap thru to spark plug ends and also from the inside of the rotor to its contact, all ohm less than 1 ohm. The cap and rotor were replaced with supposedly NOS parts. To me it seems to have spark but not enough power behind it to...
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    1969 85hp Starflite, ignition system change???

    I got a new battery and voltage regulator installed. I don't have a water hookup where im working on the boat, so i can't run it to see if its charging now. But i still have my ignition spark problem. Spark will jump 3/8 or better on the coil wire, but only jump .095 at the spark plug wires at...
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    1969 85hp Starflite, ignition system change???

    I think i may have found my problem, or at least another problem. My battery is old and quickly drops to 9.5 volts, So it has a bad cell. I will replace that. But also need to replace my voltage regulator due to crumbling wires. (see pic). Once i get that done i will go back over the spark...
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    1969 85hp Starflite, ignition system change???

    i think current part number is 383522
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    1969 85hp Starflite, ignition system change???

    Plugs are new NGK BZ7HS-10
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    1969 85hp Starflite, ignition system change???

    that 382480 number was wrong on my part! i removed my cap to check the number. My number on the dist. cap is 383520 and 392342 on the rotor.
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    1969 85hp Starflite, ignition system change???

    I was going by the number given to me from the ebay listing! I will need to pull it apart to verify it. The number on my old cap is p/n 383520
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    1969 85hp Starflite, ignition system change???

    Dist. cap p/n 382480 Rotor p/n 392340
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    1969 85hp Starflite, ignition system change???

    I will look tomorrow, but they came with the NOS cap. They screw into the cap i believe
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    1969 85hp Starflite, ignition system change???

    I have a 1969 85hp starflite with the dual point, singe coil, distributor cap type of ignition. I have very good spark coming out of the coil(easily jumps 1/2in gap.) but with hardly jump a spark plug gap. I installed what i was told was a NOS cap and rotor and no change. If i found a few year...
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    1969 85hp starflite, low power and cutting in and out

    I cleaned the inside brass ring of the rotor, so now the resistance is good on the rotor, but i would imagine there is still some place that leaks to that wavy washer that i can't find with my fluke.
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    1969 85hp starflite, low power and cutting in and out

    Nope, i said i replace the dist. cap and wires with a NOS part. This what i found today. Looks like there was a spark leak to the wavy washer. The resistance between the outer rotor terminal and the inside contact is high mega ohm range. The nos cap and wires i installed check good. Im thinking...
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    1969 85hp starflite, low power and cutting in and out

    thanks for the response! I removed the coil wire from the dist cap and checked for spark at it. The spark was able to jump at least 1/2" there. So before i order anything, i guess i need to look dist cap and rotor over good for any signs of leakage of spark potential.
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    1969 85hp starflite, low power and cutting in and out

    I purchased an adjustable spark tester and checked all 4 plug wires for spark, the spark was barely able to a 1/8" gap!
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    1969 85hp starflite, low power and cutting in and out

    please read posts #43-44- 45-46
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    1969 85hp starflite, low power and cutting in and out

    If thats the way you feel! But most of the time when i ask a question, instead offering an answer, you ask me to try things that were already tried before!
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    1969 85hp starflite, low power and cutting in and out

    Will the motor run at reduced power(rpm) if the amplifier is running with less then 12 volts?
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    1969 85hp starflite, low power and cutting in and out

    It has only one coil to fire, the dist cap and wires are NOS, was the same with older cap and wires, yes new anti reverse spring, new fuel pump installed, tried a different fuel tank and hose off my Johnson power fishing boat, Next i will check charging system, maybe im getting under 12 volts...
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    1969 85hp starflite, low power and cutting in and out

    This is the amplifier thats on it now. It's not 55yrs old, but is this vintage of amplifier also troublesome? Can it give just a reduced power symptom?
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