Hi Matthew,
Do you also have a low oil pressure alarm? Anyway up and quit, if it did not seize due to low oil or a failed oil pump, would make me check the points. Most everything is electronic ignition these days (or diesel with no ignition) but we all use to carry something that would work as a points file. Typically the condenser would fail leading to a bigger arch on the points when they open than was intended and then to a quick failure due to a transfer of material leaving a spike that shorts across the gap. You could file your way out of an emergency but you knew you'd need a new set of points and a condenser soon. Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matthew Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 2:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] Engine Trouble After running my engine for a long time last week it just up and died. There weren't any signs of trouble, no noises, no major temperature issues (it ran all day at around 155-160). The only thing that seemed abnormal was the oil gauge that kept jumping between 0-80. When we finally got towed back into the marina there was a lot of black soot collected on the starboard side of the transom. The engine has oil and gas and when I try to start it up it wants to turn over but can't seem to get there. Any ideas? Thanks, Matthew
