Iamwildman
Cadet
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- Jul 27, 2011
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So my dad has a 1978 Bayliner Saratoga that myself and my wife used last season. We had a good week long trip but we did run in to some engine issues. I would like to get it running properly in order to sell it to a buddy.
The Engine is:
1978 230hp Mercruiser (Ford) 351
Symptoms:
After about an hour of running the engine would start to sputter and spit then it will only run at about 1500rpm with WOT. It would also get more difficult to start once it got warm.
After many hours of trouble shooting we came to realize that it was an electrical issue. Upon further investigation, we noticed that the coil would overheat and not provide enough spark. We literally tried and tested every wire to diagnose why the coil was overheating, but to no avail. What it came down to was us having three different coils and when one would get hot, we would just swap it out for a cool one, needlees to say thats a PITA. Its a shame because when this old boat is running well, she really moves pretty good.
We even tried dropping and raising the resistance to the coil to see if that would help but it never did. Does anyone have any ideas as to whats going on here?
The Engine is:
1978 230hp Mercruiser (Ford) 351
Symptoms:
After about an hour of running the engine would start to sputter and spit then it will only run at about 1500rpm with WOT. It would also get more difficult to start once it got warm.
After many hours of trouble shooting we came to realize that it was an electrical issue. Upon further investigation, we noticed that the coil would overheat and not provide enough spark. We literally tried and tested every wire to diagnose why the coil was overheating, but to no avail. What it came down to was us having three different coils and when one would get hot, we would just swap it out for a cool one, needlees to say thats a PITA. Its a shame because when this old boat is running well, she really moves pretty good.
We even tried dropping and raising the resistance to the coil to see if that would help but it never did. Does anyone have any ideas as to whats going on here?
