Forgive me if I’m missing something, but I did search the forum prior and I still cannot figure out this overheating issue.
1986 Rinker v170 3.0 140.
Previous owner did the pertronix ignition swap. First time on the lake runs great for 30/40 minutes then just shuts down. Verified I’m getting fuel to the carb, will not start on fluid. After 5/10 min of sitting will start right back up. This boat has power to the choke, looks like he has a purple wire that feeds into the choke with a blue wire tapped into it feeding it to the + side of the coil. He also has a purple/yellow striped wire going down to the starter that is on the + side as well as the red igniter wire to the + side. The only thing on the - side of the coil is the black wire from the igniter. Coil is very hot to the touch when it shuts down. Thinking something is hooked up wrong? He has a red wire electrical taped to the harness with a red wire (assuming this is a direct 12v wire from the key back) but it is not hooked up. Unfortunately don’t have a multimeter handy until I am home from my up north time, boat is currently dead in the water. Any help would be appreciated as this boat runs incredible when it does. Thanks In advance.
1986 Rinker v170 3.0 140.
Previous owner did the pertronix ignition swap. First time on the lake runs great for 30/40 minutes then just shuts down. Verified I’m getting fuel to the carb, will not start on fluid. After 5/10 min of sitting will start right back up. This boat has power to the choke, looks like he has a purple wire that feeds into the choke with a blue wire tapped into it feeding it to the + side of the coil. He also has a purple/yellow striped wire going down to the starter that is on the + side as well as the red igniter wire to the + side. The only thing on the - side of the coil is the black wire from the igniter. Coil is very hot to the touch when it shuts down. Thinking something is hooked up wrong? He has a red wire electrical taped to the harness with a red wire (assuming this is a direct 12v wire from the key back) but it is not hooked up. Unfortunately don’t have a multimeter handy until I am home from my up north time, boat is currently dead in the water. Any help would be appreciated as this boat runs incredible when it does. Thanks In advance.
