BradleyPLKD
Cadet
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- Jan 16, 2012
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Hi Everyone,
Have spent many hours reading all the great advice on this board and have solved many problems just by visiting. My problem now...
I have a Volvo Penta 5.7L GL PLKD model (1996) with Prestolite BID ignition. My boat was struck by lightning so blew out all electrical. Have fixed 99% of it...new alternator, new distributor assembly, new coil, new gauges... and now doing sea trials to make sure all is good. Boat fires right up and runs like a champ, but after 2 or 3 hours of running at trolling speed it sputters and dies. It usually restarts after a few tries, but after that I have to putter back to the harbor as the boat misfires and barely runs. An hour later, it runs like everything is fine again. From what I've read here, it sounds like it is the coil overheating.
I ordered a new coil from volvo, part number 3852217. Printed on the outside of the coil it says "use with external resistor." The old coil says this as well. However, according to the Volvo Ignition Manual, it says "The ignition coil used with this system has a low resistance primary winding. A low resistance primary winding achieves high output for starting. A resistor wire is not used as primary current is regulated in the electronics."
Shall I disregard the words on the coil and go with what the manual says? Thanks!
Have spent many hours reading all the great advice on this board and have solved many problems just by visiting. My problem now...
I have a Volvo Penta 5.7L GL PLKD model (1996) with Prestolite BID ignition. My boat was struck by lightning so blew out all electrical. Have fixed 99% of it...new alternator, new distributor assembly, new coil, new gauges... and now doing sea trials to make sure all is good. Boat fires right up and runs like a champ, but after 2 or 3 hours of running at trolling speed it sputters and dies. It usually restarts after a few tries, but after that I have to putter back to the harbor as the boat misfires and barely runs. An hour later, it runs like everything is fine again. From what I've read here, it sounds like it is the coil overheating.
I ordered a new coil from volvo, part number 3852217. Printed on the outside of the coil it says "use with external resistor." The old coil says this as well. However, according to the Volvo Ignition Manual, it says "The ignition coil used with this system has a low resistance primary winding. A low resistance primary winding achieves high output for starting. A resistor wire is not used as primary current is regulated in the electronics."
Shall I disregard the words on the coil and go with what the manual says? Thanks!