bayman wrote:

I have a 1987 Bayliner with a 350 engine in it.

I am not getting any spark to the plugs. It is a breaker points system.
Is the coil supposed to be hot with the key on at both the positive and
negative sides?

(+) 12 volts to GROUND(not (-) cranking, less while ON or running.

I touched a test light to both the + and - terminals
and the light glows on both.

Points are shorted to ground, or stuck closed, or shorted through the
tachometer or harness to ground.

I also touched the wire inside the
distributor and it is hot but the other side where the contacts touch
is not hot when the points are closed.

?


Any body know anything about this?

See thread above titled "Mercruiser Still Won't Start"

Rob



Thanks,
Bayman.