Cobalt Boats Forum

So I will be ordering my new distributor on Monday from performance distributors. The new distributor will have the spark module and coil in it. One wire hook up. Question...what do i do with the old wires? 3 old wires from icm to inside old rotor. 1 wire to + side of old coil and 2 wires on neg ...

Thank you sir.

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If you scroll up there is a picture of the engine. Thank you

Thanks NWAboater for the link and I did consider that setup. I've decided on this distributor https://performancedistributors.com/product/chevrolet-marine-dui/ as I want to support Made in the USA.

There"s one problem I'm having and maybe someone with far more experience can tell me if my 1996 5.7 ...

Its great until you have to get towed with 7 others in the boat. As i look back I would get a sputtering and pop every so often.

Thank you for the link and your input.

I have a bad ECM. Ok we so some are telling me what a pain the thunderbolt ignition is and I should install a ready to run msd distributor and eliminate all that undependable stuff. What does everyone think?

Thank you Aslan7,

The kill switch will be tested this weekend.

Thank you for this forum it has been very helpful over the years. I have owned my 1996 Cobalt 220 since 2014 and love my boat. It has the 5.7 Magnum thunderbolt engine that's been great and for the most part easy to maintain. This past weekend I had to be towed for the first time as the boat just ...