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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Yes I did that, I found a local shop that had a rotor so I replaced it, there is less wiggle in it now but it didn't change anything. Could it have anything to do with the amplifier trigger time being different? One of the shops I called told me to set them at .008 not .010 he claims it's...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Yes the new wires came with boots, those marks were with the old wires and old distributor, those parts are all new.
  3. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    No they were not packed with dielectric grease. This still makes no sense to me why it would run great and then dump my spark. From the research I've done it seems like the distributor and/or rotor have made a difference path to jump, I have dark marks on the brass ring of the distributor just...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I'll see what I can find
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I don't have much choice, I got the distributor from eBay and it doesn't seem to be doing the job. So I don't know who to trust alli know is that parts from marine engine.com have a 1 year warranty at least that's what the guy told me about the amplifier. I so confused as to why it ran so good...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I verified the gap on my points on all lobes twice just to be sure that nothing exceeded the recommended adjustment. I'm thinking I got a bad distributor because it doesn't seem to be taking the spark and putting it where it was supposed to be so I'm going to wait and save my money and order a...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    No play in crank the wiggle is at the notched area it can turn side to side in the notch it sits in, my understanding is that it has zero play tolerance. Despite play from side to side can cause it to throw the spark at the incorrect time causing the plug not to fire correctly or not at all...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Spark from coil wire jumps 1/2 nice blue spark. Extremely weak spark at plug #1 had to 1/8 from ground to get a spark. I have nothing at #2 or #3 signal tested with timing light. I'm leaning towards cap and rotor it's all it can be. I'll have to wait to buy the part they are another $400 for the...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I did that last night I did not see spark escaping from anywhere. What I have found is a slight wiggle on my rotor when fully seated, this can throw off the ignition timing, when I inspected the copper ring in the distributor I have noticed arc marks prior to the brass area that it should be...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Using a timing light during cranking I only have signal at cylinder 1
  11. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    My email is allmostsuperman05@yagoo.com can you contact me through email please
  12. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I don't have a kill switch by the ignition with the cord The only safety switch kills my start ability not my ignition I have verified all the wires all the connections are tight My grounds are good so half of that information was useless and the other half I insured on installation cuz a bad...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

  14. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Did you keep any of the rotos?? Lol
  15. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Yes I made sure it was lined up when I reassembled it. I was thinking the same thing but I'll find out in a little while when I pull it apart again. That's a shame but I can understand why lol. It fired right up after the amplifier was installed, do you think that being an aged part it could...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Yes I have spark out of the coil, it's hard to see because of the sun but it is definitely there.
  17. Not so sad boater

    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    So I thought of that and I did replace the wires I actually ordered some stock replacements brand new place the distributor plugs plug wires the rectifier the ignition coil and I finally did replace the amp fire which made it start but it only started for a few seconds now it's dead again. I do...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    I know you are familiar with this motor, I replaced the amplifier. The boat started right up. It ran for a few seconds and shut off. I cannot get it to start again. I checked the voltage to coil from the amplifier and it is there. So I plan on taking the flywheel back off and seeing what's going...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Alright folks, $435 later and now Im waiting for the new amplifier to arrive. I will post the results here afterwards.
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