1988 454's ignigtion problems!
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1988 454's ignigtion problems!
some problems, any advice please. the symptoms are. engines start up and purr like kittens. but after about half hour port engine starts to die off. sputtering and rpms dropping untill shes dies completly. starbord runs fine and gets us home everytime. so could this be a faulty coil? or what should i check for?
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should also be able to change sensor without disturbing dist. However timing should be at least checked after changing module or sensor. I've seen the hall effect sensors cause this same crap out problem on cars. BBB
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I had similiar couple years ago, would go out and after a while starboard would die out, let sit for a while and would re-start and do again. Turned out to be the harness quick connection. had some corrosion and with heat and movement of boat would lose spark. Try pulling the quick connector apart and inspect inside.
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I think that your first thought was best. When coils start to go bad they begin to break down when they warm up with use. Do like goob says and see if the problem follows the coil. A sensor usually quits completly and never comes back. Seen this often with T-Bolt IV's (I assume that is the ignition you are running) and it's always been the coil. --- Jer
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I have been using MSD Blaster II for the past couple years with my T-Bolt IV and the V8-HP (20 deg. adv.) module. Couldn't be happier! --- Jer
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ok we checked the coils and swaped em for ones that were good. and the problem returns. the engine starts up fine and runs smooth. but after 20 min. she starts to sputter and cut out. what should i look at now! ignigtion control unit or something like that?