As Dennis says, ignition/coil failure were a problem on A4s with the conventional (points and condenser) ignition.
The fix is to convert to a breakerless electronic ignition. There is a kit available. (I think the system is called an Ignitor.) Did that on an old Newport 27 and the problem Dennis describes went away. Have had a couple of friends install the kit on various boats, including a couple of older C&Cs. Everyone seemed happy with the results. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:15 PM To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Another Fuel Mystery Internal short in the ignition coil. Not uncommon issue with A4's when you run them a while. Coil gets extremely hot and shorts out. Cools a bit and it restarts. If you ever run it long again (can't imagine that happening in Chatfield) CAREFULLY put your hand on the coil. If it's too hot to touch, that could be the problem. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 5:02 PM Randy Stafford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Inspired by Tom’s post. I have an A4. On Friday afternoon I filled the fuel tank. I motor so little on my lake - generally just in and out of the marina - that I can go a whole season one one tank. Case in point, she took 12 gallons Friday in a 20-gallon tank, and was in the water five months used multiple times weekly. I added lead substitute and stabilizer as usual. When hauling out Saturday morning, I had to keep station near the launch ramp for an hour waiting my turn. In the middle of that, my A4 just quit. It’s never done that before, except a few times two years ago when I had a frozen petcock restricting fuel flow. After a bit of cranking and choking she fired back up again, and ran smoothly for the rest of the station-keeping, haul-out, and winterizing on the hard. I wrote it off to a temporary fuel flow issue, but I have no idea why it might have happened. Any ideas? Thanks, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30 MK I #7 Ken Caryl, CO _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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