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  1. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Okay so I went ahead and swapped the distributor back out with the old one and the problem got even worse I get a flash on my timing light once every five or six rotations maybe. I really don't understand
  2. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    My dog got ahold of it so it now has a damaged plastic end where the boot goes. But I think I'm going to try it anyway if it acts any different I'll at least know it the distributor. Thank you
  3. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I wasn't trying to be rude. You kept supplying information not related to the engine at all, so all though you were trying to be helpful providing incorrect information provided by AI does not help at all. I do believe I have figured it out but I have to order another distributor to be sure...
  4. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I did look for new points on eBay and I thought about buying them because besides the points would have to be a bad new part. The ends of the points look smooth there's no pitting no grinding marks or anything. I honestly don't think the points are bad because I get 296 volts from my amplifier...
  5. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I mean do you even verify some of the information you share because it wants me to test the center post of my distributor if you knew anything about this distributor you would know it's a donut style and there is no center post to test so half of this testing stuff you provide is not proper just...
  6. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Some of this information is incorrect The amplifier only provides 300 volts to the ignition coil and it's triggered by the points which is correct and I have checked this and I do have my 300 volt signal going to the ignition coil and the high voltage spark coming out of the ignition coil I know...
  7. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I will do this tomorrow night.
  8. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I mean it's probably not the best but it's a Klein and it does what I need to do I looked at all those wires and nothing ever got pinched or pulled. When I was verifying the points gap again I verified all the wires that they were all tight and nothing was pinched or broken or looked corroded or...
  9. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I have said on three different posts now I did run a battery supply to the amplifier straight from the battery so I had a strong 12 volt signal straight out of a brand new large marine battery. My problem is not the amperage coming out of the coil I have a wonderfully strong spark It just...
  10. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I ran the wire straight from the battery to the 12v input on the amplifier. It didn't change the spark I get from the coil wire. Which will jump a 1/2 gap with a strong blue spark. I lose it at the distributor it that how it seems. It is the correct type of battery it's in marine battery and I...
  11. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    The first part of that makes a lot of sense trying to manually trigger the spark on certain cylinders so I might give that a shot tomorrow I'm definitely done working on it today I did do the other thing the making sure I had a good 12 volt signal to the amplifier at all times and it never...
  12. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I did do this I just wanted to let you know I did not ignore your advice this is one of the things that I did when I went back into it since the flywheels off it made it easy I'm sorry I didn't say something earlier
  13. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I'm sorry I suffer from PTSD and I get really frustrated really easy I took my medicine so I've calmed down and been able to take a better look at it I apologize for all my frustration I just need to be able to get away from my house and this was supposed to be my getaway and all the day was...
  14. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I did do this since I already had the flywheel off it made it really easy for me to remove the boots and pack around the wire where it goes into the distributor and then fill my boots with dielectric grease It did not change anything unfortunately It was a good idea and I did think that it might...
  15. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I did the All the tests on the amplifier I am getting a solid 12 volt so I even did the recommendation of running a wire directly from the battery to the amplifier to ensure I was still getting 12 volts My battery is new so a voltage drop isn't the issue I have cleaned all my grounds repaired...
  16. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    It seems like racer one just doesn't want to help me anymore and both of you are incorrect The points have everything to do with the timing The points trigger the amplifier to send the voltage to the coil which is literally the beginning of the timing without the points working correctly the...
  17. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Because the play in the rotor doesn't keep it in the same position. Where then do get an ohm reading on the points from what area to what area I used my ohm meter while I rotated the engine all the way around to make sure they were opening and closing correctly. I'm not exactly sure how you...
  18. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I did not remove the the whole points assembly just the screw I used my wife's acetone nail polish remover to clean them.
  19. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Yes when I cleaned them I removed the adjustment screws to better access the contact areas
  20. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    My understanding is that will affect the dwell and could possibly damage my new amplifier
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