Hi guys,, I need some advice. I have a 79 Pearson 31 with atomic 4. Motored to slip about 3 months ago and have not used the motor since then. I decided to get it ready for spring,, so I changed the plugs,, rotor, distributer cap and cleaned the points with some sandpaper. I did not start the motor before I changed all the parts. I tried to start,, starter working,, but would not start,, so I cked to see if I had spark at the plug,, no spark,, so then I started reading ,, I then checked to see if I had 12v to the positive side of the coil,, no 12v there either. let me add another detail,, I have to turn the ignition key in the cabin to on,, then hit the starter switch in the cockpit. I checked to see it if I had 12 volts at the igniton switch when the switch is turned on and I do. I was looking at the wiring diagram and see the purple wires,, one goes to the cockpit instrument panel and the other is supposed to go to the ignition switch. on the ignition switch,, I just have two connectors,, all red wires,, so I am thinking that the +12 volts red wire is tied to the two purple wires somewhere in the wiring harness. I also do not see any male/female wiring harness connector that is in the wiring diagram.
I just want to make sure that i am going about tracking the problem correctly or if there is something I am missing like a fuse or something. I find it strange that it was working and not it is not.. I also reverted back to the old parts just to see but no go. I also cked the fuse at the starter and another one that I found and they checked okay.
any suggestions would be appreciated before I start trying to find the connection of the red/purple wires.
thanks
Mark
I just want to make sure that i am going about tracking the problem correctly or if there is something I am missing like a fuse or something. I find it strange that it was working and not it is not.. I also reverted back to the old parts just to see but no go. I also cked the fuse at the starter and another one that I found and they checked okay.
any suggestions would be appreciated before I start trying to find the connection of the red/purple wires.
thanks
Mark
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