Re: OMC 5.7 acceleration problem - pics included
somebody has cut the extended portion of the male end of the connector off, thats why it looks like it isn't in all the way even though it is.
Gentlemen, sorry I have been away for a month. About a week after my last post, I got a nice case of Vertigo caused by a viral infection in the inner ear. I have never ever felt like that in my life! Not even close! That is a terrible feeling and the effects last for weeks. So I am just getting back to projects now.
Dolphin1 is dead-on. I was up there playing with that connection today and I knew without a doubt that all holes were equal depth (nothing broken off in them) and that the pins were in as far as they were going to go. That is when it dawned on me why the edges were crooked ... they were sliced off with a knife. Here are some more pics to back up what Dolphin1 said. Notice how the connection now rests in that wire retainer the same way it is pictured in the OMC manual pictures. Some good quality electric tape will take care of that gap. I used some electric grease in there before I put it back together.
I discovered something else today. Today was the first time I took off the distributor cap and lo and behold a Pertronix Ignitor was installed. One thought comes to mind. The Pertronix are supposed to not work so well with the OMC ESA module without a little diode workaround. I have the .pdf that shows the diagram and part numbers for the workaround. It is simple enough to buy and make from Radioshack. I looked for something like this to be wired in and couldn't find anything. I looked pretty good, and there are only so many places it could hide around the distributor area. So I am thinking that when the Pertronix was installed, that the workaround to the ESA problem was never put in place or perhaps a 3rd party ESA was used, but I doubt it. I definitely have hard-to-shift issues. I have read that there are 3rd party ESA's that can be used that do not have the shift problem and you do not have to use a diode work-around either.
A week from now I am ordering a rebuilt Qjet carb and a new Holley marine fuel pump and routing all fuel lines correctly for safety. Currently, there are some things not in place (how I bought it) that should be there for safety. The electric fuel pump is automotive and from god-knows-what... I want the return line from the carb to the pump in place, so I need to get a marine pump; those Holleys look awesome.
Two-three weeks from now I should have a new-rebuilt Qjet installed, new plugs, new water separating fuel filter, new marine Holley fuel pump and the diode fix for the Pertronix.
I know many of you might ask why would I throw money at it like that, but it's not out of *complete* ignorance... only partial
I already have a two stroke motor that I do most of the work on, rebuild carbs, etc... I put a lot of maintenance hours into that thing. In this case, I would rather not learn to rebuild the carb on this motor yet, I want to start with a baseline that I know has been professionally rebuilt and tested. At minimum, I know that the parts that wear out are new and that the carb has been cleaned. The new fuel pump I need simply for the safety factor if nothing else. It has the return port for a hose from the carb.
I would be very surprised, if after replacing these things and adjusting idle, that I would have any more problems. I do not like having mechanical problems. I like my stuff to work unless it is just that time for something to let go... but not because of bad maintenance. I am still in the mode of un-doing prior owners mistakes and misdiagnosis'.
What'chall think about the Pertronix installed and not having the diode workaround for the ESA in place? This seems to only be a problem with OMC from what I have read.
