1982 3.8 omc won't start, no spark

[jeffreydoctor]

The coil is fine, it has 9.4 volts on each post and 11 coming out of the high tension wire. The neutral safety is working so when it is in gear nothing happens. When it is in neutral it has no spark. Where do and how do I check the ignition to make sure it is letting the spark come to the distributor.

It ran fine then when it warmed up it would shut off and not start. I replaced the cap, rotor, plugs, wires, points, condenser and then I had no spark. I put back in the old points and condenser and still nothing. Any help would be great. Thank you

Please email me if you can jeffreydoctor@hotmail.com

Jeffrey

 

[wvwarlock]

Re: 1982 3.8 omc won't start, no spark

Instead of checking the voltage at the coil, you need to disconnect it and test the resistance of it. also, test the resistance on your condenser. due to the fact it would not start when warm i would venture to guess the coil resistance is low and not firing strong enough for ignition. if coil is bad, you can pick up a high performance coil at any auto parts store for 30-40 bucks. Accel amd MSD are both very reliable and meet or exceed manufacturer specs for all applications.

 

[79Rude115]

Re: 1982 3.8 omc won't start, no spark

have you checked your points?