88 OMC no spark

No spark on my boat

[@disasterduck13]

Thanks for the video

[@YouBoom86]

Having the same issue with my OMC Seville, i just replaced the coil, will check the condenser and contacts tomorrow, Same thing, boat didn't run in 6 years. So many issues if you let it be

[@stevejohnson29]

You could have easily just checked the resistance on the coil primaries & secondary windings without having to go to all that hassle. Plus. Ground the coil for long periods of time will short out the coil. It’s designed to be grounded for only milliseconds at a time. The points & cond, cap & rotor should all be replaced every so often. If they are badly pitted or burned, replace them. The rotors will develop laser sized pin holes & cause the spark path to short onto the distributor shaft. Dist caps will develop spark scatter as well. Lastly. The point gap is roughly .018 thousandsths. And the dwell should be about 30 degrees on a V8. Other engines have different dwell specs. Also. Once the Rhine is running, you should check your base timing & total advance up to 4000 rpm as well. That’s important for power.

[@CBbuildz]

I have spark getting gas simple crank no start not sure of issue 1990 sunbird stinger 2.3 ford cobra out drive

[@georgeheathcote5096]

What if the new coil won't send a spark to the distributor cap?

[@dkperformance873]

Check you could pack , if it's new ore good , then check the wires going to ground batter and starter .

[@georgeheathcote5096]

@@dkperformance873 Thank you but I didn't get the first part. Check what exactly?

[@dkperformance873]

Coil . It should read 12 volts

[@tylerwatson8469]

What is the wiring on back of starter

[@jimbro389]

Aren’t they gm 4 cylinder motors?

[@dkperformance873]

Yes they are

[@fletchercollins3132]

I have a 1989 OMC king cobra with a 460 big block how can I get my RPM gauge to work

[@dkperformance873]

Check if u have good ground and power going to the tech from ignition, if all of that is good then it's your charging coil that is located on lower balancer to gage the speed of the crank

[@mikeww2010]

Where did u get ur ignition parts from.

[@dkperformance873]

Napa 25$ i think

[@nlambuca]

@@dkperformance873 partnumber for those?

[@ElGordo_831]

Hey Bubba I replaced my points and condenser’s and I still don’t have any spark what do you think it’s going on?

[@dkperformance873]

Do u have power going from coil to distributor?

[@ElGordo_831]

Dennis Kushnar yes I do. Now my next step is to change the spark plugs and wires? And when I do that, do you know what’s the gap for the spark plugs? Also I know this is a dumb question but, do I need to gap the point when I replace it? Thank you for your time

[@dkperformance873]

@@ElGordo_831 I believe is . 03 and wires you don't do anything on them , make use they fit tight on the plugs , bend the points if needed . Make sure your timing is right too #1 plug wire to #1cylinder and so on .

[@ElGordo_831]

DK Preformance thanks pal

[@peggytilgner345]

no power to coil after replace points & condiser