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09-24-2012, 12:14 PM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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83 Marathon. Intermittent spark.
I have a 83 Gas Marathon. Over the last several months, my cart has had a problem with what looks to me like intermittent spark. Most times when I get in it and hit the gas pedal, it starts and runs like a champ......but, on rare occasion, I get in and hit the gas pedal and it turns over good, but doesn't start. I've taken the spark plug out, turn the engine over, and the spark plug has no spark. It seems if I let it sit for a while, it will start.
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09-24-2012, 02:07 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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sounds like the coil to me. i know you can test it but im not sure what the ranges are.
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09-24-2012, 03:18 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: 83 Marathon. Intermittent spark.
If that engine has points, points will do that
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09-24-2012, 07:11 PM | #4 |
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i forgot about the points. 83 must've been the last year for them.
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09-25-2012, 04:36 AM | #5 |
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Re: 83 Marathon. Intermittent spark.
Thanks for the replies. I thought about the coil, but didn't want to shell out the $$ and I don't know how to test it. I'm not sure if it has points or not.
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09-25-2012, 05:36 AM | #6 |
Respect the Cart
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Re: 83 Marathon. Intermittent spark.
Your cart does not have points, they were out of there in 1980. These carts do however suffer from grounding issues. If you follow the battery negative lead to the chassis you will find the ground point on the frame. You should remove the cables and clean the chassis to bare metal, also clean the cable lugs. Make sure that the strap from the ground point to the engine block is there and in good condition. If that does not fix it then I would pull appart the connector from the pulsar to the ignitor (it has a blue and a red wire) and clean that with a shot of WD40. If you still have issues shout out and we will go further.
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09-25-2012, 12:45 PM | #7 | |
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Re: 83 Marathon. Intermittent spark.
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09-25-2012, 01:00 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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Re: 83 Marathon. Intermittent spark.
That ground strap is the large braided type which you would see a a ground strap like the old 6 volt cars but I suppose you could use a battery cable with 2 eyelets one from the tab to one of the fan housing bolts K
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09-25-2012, 04:26 PM | #9 |
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i have a braided strap from the fan housing to the frame and the negative battery cable grounded to my solenoid bracket. hopefully i have enough grounds.
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09-25-2012, 04:49 PM | #10 | |
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