Hi All,
OMC 5.7 Cobra Chris Craft 245 Limited. Out on the water a couple of weeks ago the boat began run poorly. Missing, Stalling during shift. No power then power. Use trim tabs or trim and it would appear draw power away from the ignition. Let off either and power would come back. This lasted about 30 minutes or so. Since then I have been out a few more times and the problem appeared to be getting worse. Came back and starting doing some research. Went down the ESA, Tune up kit (Cap, Rotor, Condensor, Points) Ignition Coil path. Replaced all with new, took the hail mary approach and still the issue continues.Continued my research.. Resistive wire, checked new ESA, checked interrupter switch, checked over stroke switch, checked adjustment on all shift cables. Here is the KICKER...Out of the water all of the above checks out fine. Boat runs fine. Interrupter and overstroke switches work and test out great while running. Trim and Trim Tabs do not rob power from ignition when operated. As soon as I put the boat back on the water....PROBLEM IS BACK again
OMC 5.7 Cobra Chris Craft 245 Limited. Out on the water a couple of weeks ago the boat began run poorly. Missing, Stalling during shift. No power then power. Use trim tabs or trim and it would appear draw power away from the ignition. Let off either and power would come back. This lasted about 30 minutes or so. Since then I have been out a few more times and the problem appeared to be getting worse. Came back and starting doing some research. Went down the ESA, Tune up kit (Cap, Rotor, Condensor, Points) Ignition Coil path. Replaced all with new, took the hail mary approach and still the issue continues.Continued my research.. Resistive wire, checked new ESA, checked interrupter switch, checked over stroke switch, checked adjustment on all shift cables. Here is the KICKER...Out of the water all of the above checks out fine. Boat runs fine. Interrupter and overstroke switches work and test out great while running. Trim and Trim Tabs do not rob power from ignition when operated. As soon as I put the boat back on the water....PROBLEM IS BACK again
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