Captain YARRR

Well then thanks for the potential good news! I'll get out there and see! Yes I was floating in dock.

boatnt

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yep,,in neutral rev limiter shuts down 3200-3500 rpm

Captain YARRR

Well that's news I like hearing. A reason to be half-way confident about getting out on the water is a good thing. Thanks for the help guys.

Is that just a Radio Shack item or where did you get yours? Got a picture of what I should be looking for?

Wes Burmark

Mechanic broke the screw in two on my 6.2 distributor. Not only charged me for a new distributor but after sitting on my boat for three weeks he had it air freighted for an extra $100.00. The plastic GM product is a very poor design in my opinion. Maybe some sort of locktight or lube between the plastic and the screw?

Captain YARRR

Got a good proper trial in yesterday. It ran really strong for about a 45 minute cruise. Lots of 5k RPM runs. When we turned around and started heading back I would get an occasional miss that the RPMs would from from 3500 RPM to 1500 and recover. Stopped for lunch at a restaurant on Travis and when I came off plane the engine died at idle with a beep immediately. On the way back, the miss became a more constant thing and when we went back to idle at the marina it died again. Only way it would restart is under throttle.

That said, it has a brand new IAC and currently the distributor cap is zip tied on. Sounds like potentially those cable ties are loosening up. I want to fix this right now that I have the cash. If I buy a new distributor assembly, is this something I can do myself if I mark off the rotor's position? Or do I need additional tools? Or should I say screw it and have someone do it?

Is this all symptomatic of distributor assembly being loose or do I have a couple issues?