Rod Burton
Cadet
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- Jul 11, 2011
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First post in awhile. Thanks in advance.
I been rebuilding a 67 Starcraft Holiday with donor engine from an 89, 140hp, 3.0. I've replaced all ignition and external accessory components except for the points. I'll be doing that now. My question comes from a real mystery to me, but the engine was running great. I took it to Cumberland right out of the shop where I had some timing (confirmed) and points (sanded) issues resolved. It was running great. Got it in the water. Would not start. After 20 minutes it finally started. It was rough to begin but smoothed out. Running a bit rough still but got it to plane. I got about a 1/2 mile down and it stalled. Got it started back up and it was really bad this time. At full throttle (50 rpm) I was getting about 15 mph. Limped it back to the dock, loaded and when home. I got the hood off of it yesterday. I did not mess with it prior too, and 3 of the spark plug wires were disconnected. How is this possible? So will an engine run with one wire connected to the distributor? I just need to know that I'm not crazy here because I touched nothing. My plan was to replace the points because everything else is new. Plugs, wires, condenser, button, and coil. Starter, fuel pump, and alternator too. So can someone help me answer this question? Thanks again.
I been rebuilding a 67 Starcraft Holiday with donor engine from an 89, 140hp, 3.0. I've replaced all ignition and external accessory components except for the points. I'll be doing that now. My question comes from a real mystery to me, but the engine was running great. I took it to Cumberland right out of the shop where I had some timing (confirmed) and points (sanded) issues resolved. It was running great. Got it in the water. Would not start. After 20 minutes it finally started. It was rough to begin but smoothed out. Running a bit rough still but got it to plane. I got about a 1/2 mile down and it stalled. Got it started back up and it was really bad this time. At full throttle (50 rpm) I was getting about 15 mph. Limped it back to the dock, loaded and when home. I got the hood off of it yesterday. I did not mess with it prior too, and 3 of the spark plug wires were disconnected. How is this possible? So will an engine run with one wire connected to the distributor? I just need to know that I'm not crazy here because I touched nothing. My plan was to replace the points because everything else is new. Plugs, wires, condenser, button, and coil. Starter, fuel pump, and alternator too. So can someone help me answer this question? Thanks again.
