Volvo Penta 5.0 GL PWTR - severe overheat - thought I was on fire - troubleshooting Questions

[Augoose]

Check all connections on the coil and if you get a shocked when putting your hands on the top of the cap replace it & maybe the wires too!

Hey guess what happens when you rush? You make mistakes of course.......so when I put the wiring harness back on after reinstalling the heads, I inadvertently had the harness leads (purple + black) to the coil reversed. The leads from the coil to the distributor were correct.
So looking back, the motor ran for about 10 mins and then wouldn't restart.

 

[Lou C]

lol. It happens to us all. Just got done replacing ALL the electronics in my boat and cleaned up the rats nest of wiring under the dash, and in the middle of a 95* heat wave here! Double checked everything & it all works!

 

[Augoose]

Ran for 20 mins on dual sided muffs, no overheating and ran great! Thanks all for the help!!!
Case closed. I hope........