chrysler 130 no spark

[blueberrydog]

hello... I have an old 72 " chrysler 130, was running fine. put it in the water yesterday, pulled away from the dock. gave it some gas, just getting up on plane. motor dies. turns over great. back to the dock with the minn koda. so no spark to the plugs. where should I start the process of running this down? eletrical is not my high point. I could see nothing loose or grounding out. any thoughts? thankx chris

 

[kenworth747]

Re: chrysler 130 no spark

Well first thing to check would be the coil make sure you have power to it should have around 12 volts give or take , and then the other leade on the coil i forgot what that should be but if it has anything over 9volt it should be good , if that is good then check the release swith next to the cap and rotor im not sure exactly where its at on that motor but if that switch is fried you wont get any spark at all. try checking the cap and rotor to see if all is clean on the prongs. if those dont prove anygood then im thinking the stator may be bad, and i dont remember how to check that, kindoff but not for sure.
good luck hope this helps some.