taxman1120
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I have a 1998 forester 21ft. with a King Cobra 5.7 Chevy that will not start after running for 10 min. sitting for 10 min. The engine will turn over but no spark. I have tried starting fluid to rule out fuel problems. I removed a spark plug wire to see if the arc will jump but it does not. I wait till the engine is cool to the touch and it fires right up like nothing happened. I can repeat the problem and know there is not a spark happening. The problem is no mechanic understands the distributor. It has a separate coil for each spark plug. The coils are in row of eight looking like a small shoe box with eight wires going to the spark plugs. There must be some type of cam sensor which tells the coils to fire at the right time. Where can I get replacement parts? Is there another device in the system that would shut off the spark when the boat is at temp? The boat is not hot, it runs within the normal operating temp. Thanks for your help.
Next step is figuring out what type of ignition system you have.