Help Please! No Spark

taurussho91

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I just bought a boat. I am so ready to get it going good and get it on the water.
The boat is a 1988. Has the 88 volvo aq 125 motor in it. I have power to the coil wire. But there is no spark when I try and turn the motor over. I replaced the condenser and coil. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 

Don S

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Re: Help Please! No Spark

I just bought a boat. I am so ready to get it going good and get it on the water.
The boat is a 1988. Has the 88 volvo aq 125 motor in it. I have power to the coil wire. But there is no spark when I try and turn the motor over. I replaced the condenser and coil. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Did you replace the points? that's what normally causes a no spark condition
 

taurussho91

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Re: Help Please! No Spark

Did you replace the points? that's what normally causes a no spark condition
The points looked good so I didnt change those out. I will have to do that later today. Can you explain how to gap those correctly?

Also any other input would be great. If that dont work I want to figure it out asap. Thanks
 

taurussho91

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Re: Help Please! No Spark

Ok just put the new points on.Gap was .18 Still have no spark.
Has new coil and coil wire. The coil has power, the points have power. Just getting no spark at all
 

Maclin

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Re: Help Please! No Spark

Gap is .18 or .018 ? I hope closer to the .018

I would want to check the dwell at this "point". That will tell if the points are close enough and that spark should happen.
 
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