ignition problem
 

hi,
i bought a set of ss comp guages last week and installed them today
boat is a 87 baja sport 240 merc 454

problem,when i changed the guages now the boat won't start.
no spark
manual says to check for batt volt at + side of the coil.
i've got 1.2v????
it says if no voltage check wiring.
any idea why 1.2 volts??
there are 2 purple(ign) wires that were connected to old guages.
1 has 12.5 volts(small connector org,prpl,& blk wires)
1 comes from the harness (1.2 volts)
any ideas??
thanks :confused:

Re: ignition problem
 

Check to make sure you didn't pull any wires off the ignition switch or maybe blew a fuse. Start with all the easy things first...

Re: ignition problem
 

i just got the boat,on the dash are breakers.does the merc wiring harness have any other fuses??
where would they be?>?

Re: ignition problem
 

chaces are you didnt re-install one of the ignition leads.

should be as follows:
red into ignition switch
purple ou to merc harness, and to guages

maybe you missed a jumper

Re: ignition problem
 

thanks i need to look it over again
tried to label each gauge as i took the old ones out.
never touched the key,but i must have missed something

Re: ignition problem
 

check purple wire that s what supply's coil

Re: ignition problem
 

thanks for all the help,everyone :D

missed one wire :rolleyes: