I just got a 1988 Wellcraft Antigua with the 7.4, bravo 1, thunderbolt ignition.....
It stalls in the no wake on the river I'm on and then it cranks and no start ,a shot of starting fluid wouldn't make it sputter.
So I get boat us to tow me back. I change fuel and water filter the next morning it starts nice i took it to state marina pump out to pump the waste tank ran great I go up the river a mile and a half i hit the bay and proceed to plane out choke .... puke... bla no start...cranking no start get towed again so now Im throwing a full tune up at it. So i see the pick up module under the rotor of the distributor its rusty and looks bad .
So before I start troubleshooting this thunderbolt ignition set up can I just through in a HEI distributor and be done with it the old set up ....Thoughts?
It stalls in the no wake on the river I'm on and then it cranks and no start ,a shot of starting fluid wouldn't make it sputter.
So I get boat us to tow me back. I change fuel and water filter the next morning it starts nice i took it to state marina pump out to pump the waste tank ran great I go up the river a mile and a half i hit the bay and proceed to plane out choke .... puke... bla no start...cranking no start get towed again so now Im throwing a full tune up at it. So i see the pick up module under the rotor of the distributor its rusty and looks bad .
So before I start troubleshooting this thunderbolt ignition set up can I just through in a HEI distributor and be done with it the old set up ....Thoughts?