Alrighty....going to see how a forum goes because I'm this close to taking it to a boat mechanic so I thought Ide try this.
My boat is a 2001 Chapparal SSE with a Volvo Penta 4.3GL in it. I've had it 3 years, and last season it died out on the water as if the kill switch was pulled but the kill switch was not pulled (the cable on the throttle body). I wasn't getting any spark yet I was getting power coming out of the coil into the distributor. None of it had been replaced so I went ahead and replaced the Plugs, Wires, Ignition Relay, Coil (I put a new coil in it and it didn't solve the issue so I put the OEM back in its the only thing i didnt replace cause of the cost), also replaced the Distributor, Cap and Rotor,I also by passed the kill switch with the wiring but have hooked that back up, got it timed and it ran perfectly the rest of the season. I winterized it and than this year de winterized it, it started right up! I put it in the water and it wouldnt start. I let it sit a few minutes and turned it over turned it over and it started! but than it died again as if the kill switch was pulled like maybe a short somewhere? Took it to my buddies.... He has a power probe ground tool which adds ground where ever you put it and I think now it was a coincidence but it started, so I put a ground cable from the engine block to the battery. Didnt start. O reilly's tested my batteries and alternator and said the alternator was bad, even though it has no symptoms of that I pulled it and took it to a local electrical mechanic shop to be tested. Alternator pushing 14 amps its good. So as of right now
-There's no spark again
-There's power coming out of the coil into the distributor (just using a light bulb volt tester on the wires) I'm going to use my actual volt meter to see how many volts are coming out of the positive terminal wires ill re post after.
-The local boat shop was asking me about the coil having an external resistor or internal, even though I told him I put the OEM coil back in it and it wasnt the problem last year I realize it could be the problem but it does have power coming out of it but I'm going to re post the volts which will tell us whether or not it has an external or internal resistor.
The 4th is this weekend and I'm jobless at the moment so I've wanted to do nothing but GO BOATING!!! Its dry out here fellas, please help!!!!
My boat is a 2001 Chapparal SSE with a Volvo Penta 4.3GL in it. I've had it 3 years, and last season it died out on the water as if the kill switch was pulled but the kill switch was not pulled (the cable on the throttle body). I wasn't getting any spark yet I was getting power coming out of the coil into the distributor. None of it had been replaced so I went ahead and replaced the Plugs, Wires, Ignition Relay, Coil (I put a new coil in it and it didn't solve the issue so I put the OEM back in its the only thing i didnt replace cause of the cost), also replaced the Distributor, Cap and Rotor,I also by passed the kill switch with the wiring but have hooked that back up, got it timed and it ran perfectly the rest of the season. I winterized it and than this year de winterized it, it started right up! I put it in the water and it wouldnt start. I let it sit a few minutes and turned it over turned it over and it started! but than it died again as if the kill switch was pulled like maybe a short somewhere? Took it to my buddies.... He has a power probe ground tool which adds ground where ever you put it and I think now it was a coincidence but it started, so I put a ground cable from the engine block to the battery. Didnt start. O reilly's tested my batteries and alternator and said the alternator was bad, even though it has no symptoms of that I pulled it and took it to a local electrical mechanic shop to be tested. Alternator pushing 14 amps its good. So as of right now
-There's no spark again
-There's power coming out of the coil into the distributor (just using a light bulb volt tester on the wires) I'm going to use my actual volt meter to see how many volts are coming out of the positive terminal wires ill re post after.
-The local boat shop was asking me about the coil having an external resistor or internal, even though I told him I put the OEM coil back in it and it wasnt the problem last year I realize it could be the problem but it does have power coming out of it but I'm going to re post the volts which will tell us whether or not it has an external or internal resistor.
The 4th is this weekend and I'm jobless at the moment so I've wanted to do nothing but GO BOATING!!! Its dry out here fellas, please help!!!!