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Forum: Electrical 05-28-2021, 12:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,264
Posted By tom61
So the route to ground is the primary coil, plus...

So the route to ground is the primary coil, plus the distributor having stopped while the points were closed? That makes sense.

And the coil seems to have survived its ordeal. The engine started...
Forum: Electrical 05-27-2021, 11:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,264
Posted By tom61
ignition switch question

The ignition switch on my boat is two parts: the keyed ignition and a button for the starter. I inadvertently left the key on a couple of days ago after the engine was stopped and discovered that the...
Forum: Troubleshooting 11-16-2020, 11:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,280
Posted By tom61
all seems well, maybe don't work on Friday 13?

Hi All:

It's all still a little mysterious, but removing and cleaning the carburetor was educational and seemed helpful, even though it didn't seem very dirty to me. The engine has started happily...
Forum: Troubleshooting 11-15-2020, 06:16 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,280
Posted By tom61
Thanks all.

Thank you all for the thoughts and suggestions. I regret suggesting the thing about the water, since it sort of got things off track. (It was just a possible scenario in my fever dream and I just...
Forum: Troubleshooting 11-15-2020, 12:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,280
Posted By tom61
Thank you that makes sense. I'll go back and...

Thank you that makes sense. I'll go back and check for this.

But I think we've gotten away from what I really need: I can't start the engine and need suggestions about how to diagnose inaccessible...
Forum: Troubleshooting 11-14-2020, 09:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,280
Posted By tom61
Thanks for this. But how would I "discover water...

Thanks for this. But how would I "discover water in the chambers"? What's "evidence of water"? I can't see into them and I can only barely peek into the air intake of the carburetor. Right now I'm...
Forum: Troubleshooting 11-14-2020, 04:37 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,280
Posted By tom61
fuel problem, maybe

Hi All:

I had a trouble-free summer with my A4, until I went to winterize it on the hard today. It's been idle for maybe 6 weeks. It turns over but never catches. I thought I couldn't detect a...
Forum: Electrical 06-11-2018, 10:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,345
Posted By tom61
Thank you all for the thoughts and advice. Do...

Thank you all for the thoughts and advice. Do either TAC or ndutton have the rest of that document? I'd certainly like to read more of it.
Forum: Electrical 06-11-2018, 08:20 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,345
Posted By tom61
Ok, will go take some pictures. And yes, I think...

Ok, will go take some pictures. And yes, I think I mean an old generator, with three terminals and an external voltage regulator. The boat is from 1960, and it appears to me that the engine has not...
Forum: Electrical 06-11-2018, 12:08 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,345
Posted By tom61
generator wiring question

Hi All:

I have an old Pearson Triton, relatively new to me, and the wiring is more interesting than I'd expected. Trying to determine why the ammeter was always reading zero, I discovered that it...
Forum: Cooling System 03-31-2018, 09:52 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,522
Posted By tom61
My mistake. There is a thermometer lying there in...

My mistake. There is a thermometer lying there in the picture you posted and I thought that was your engine. Thank you for the diagrams and advice.

And I agree about the recirculation. I'm not...
Forum: Cooling System 03-31-2018, 08:54 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,522
Posted By tom61
Great. That diagram is exactly what I needed. ...

Great. That diagram is exactly what I needed.

Do you have any tips about the oven thermometer? After all, as far as I can tell, the engine has been running for over 50 years without a temperature...
Forum: Cooling System 03-31-2018, 07:10 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,522
Posted By tom61
Thank you, that looks doable. I see you also use...

Thank you, that looks doable. I see you also use an oven thermometer, lying there between spark plug cables. Does your experience tell you that you get very different readings from the two?

Also,...
Forum: Cooling System 03-30-2018, 10:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,522
Posted By tom61
Thank you. I should have posted a picture at...

Thank you. I should have posted a picture at first. This is what mine looks like. I don't see that hole. (Though I see a need for some paint.)
Forum: Cooling System 03-30-2018, 09:42 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,522
Posted By tom61
no temperature sender

Hello all:

I'm new to the A4, and to this forum. I have an old A4, in a 1960 Pearson Triton. It seems to run fine, but it makes me nervous that there is no temperature gauge, and as far as I can...
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