hi im new to the site and I see there is a lot of great information here. so if I could pick some brains hopefully I can get an answer to my dilemma. I just bought a 89 regal with and I/O mercruiser 3.0 engine, the ignition has a pertronix ignitor, brand new stock sierra coil, new distributor cap, rotor, and wires.
ok so the issue is when I turn key to the on position the purple resistance wire from the boat harness heats up real quick and stays hot to the touch. when I test the voltage at the + side of coil there is no voltage but when I take the wire off of the + side and let it hang free I have 12 volts and the wire cools down im not sure what is going on here. its a new coil and it does the same thing with the old coil I replaced too. when I crank the motor the starter provides 8 volts to the coil but no spark. im a little lost as to whats going on here. im almost positive that the wire is not supposed to get hot and im supposed to have anywhere from 8v to 12v while the key is run. if there is something I have missed(which is more than likely) would someone please be able to point me in the right direction. thank you
ok so the issue is when I turn key to the on position the purple resistance wire from the boat harness heats up real quick and stays hot to the touch. when I test the voltage at the + side of coil there is no voltage but when I take the wire off of the + side and let it hang free I have 12 volts and the wire cools down im not sure what is going on here. its a new coil and it does the same thing with the old coil I replaced too. when I crank the motor the starter provides 8 volts to the coil but no spark. im a little lost as to whats going on here. im almost positive that the wire is not supposed to get hot and im supposed to have anywhere from 8v to 12v while the key is run. if there is something I have missed(which is more than likely) would someone please be able to point me in the right direction. thank you