1983 115 HP 4 cyl Chrysler outboard fireing on 2 cyl...

[rlagrow]

Hello everyone I'm haveing a problem with my out board here is what happened and what has been done already..........<br /><br />Was out on the mississippi noticed a sound looked was over heating floated back to dock... started right up to put on the trailer... ordered new waterpump houseing and impeller... Installed it dropped boat in water wouldnt start.. changed the plugs no fire on 2 cyl. had fire on cyl 3 & 4 pulled one for two 2CDI BOXS ORDERED NEW ON PUT IT ON STILL NO FIRE ok switched the wireing plugs on new box (1 & 2 ) to 3 & 4 it fired so its good...<br /><br />this is my first boat so im learning as i go someone told me that if it all works on one side that the only thing it could be is the stator... I was pointed to this website for help so here i am any insight on my prob i can take pictures of the motor if it helps and email them to anyone willing to help a newbie out thanx a million in advance<br /><br />Ray & family

 

[roscoe]

Re: 1983 115 HP 4 cyl Chrysler outboard fireing on 2 cyl...

Welcome Ray.<br /><br />:.....changed the plugs no fire on 2 cyl....."<br /><br />Are you saying that 1 and 2 cylinders won't fire, or that the 1 and 2 sparkplugs have no spark?<br /><br />Could also be the trigger assembly. These units are getting old and the wiring on them fails often. Look at all connection to the stator, trigger, cdi, terminal strips, etc. Look for corrosion, breaks in the insulation, or hidden breaks of the wire inside the insulation. May need to get a manual and do some continuity tests, and some resistance test for the stator.<br /><br />If you are getting spark on 1 and 2, but they won't fire up the entine, do a compression check. You may have blown a head gasket when it overheated.

 

[rlagrow]

Re: 1983 115 HP 4 cyl Chrysler outboard fireing on 2 cyl...

I'm getting no spark from the 1 and 2 plugs and what is the trigger i have heard the term or name b4 but have no idea what it is or looks like. there is one wire that comes out of the stat that the caseing is cracked on the cdi box's one of two is new but both have spark off one side of stator. we had it running on 2 cyl. off of one of the two plugs that comes off the stator please let me know about the trigger like i said i have no idea about it or what it does i know alittle about cars and nothing about 2 stroke motors with battery cdi ignition

 

[rlagrow]

Re: 1983 115 HP 4 cyl Chrysler outboard fireing on 2 cyl...

ok here is my idea not haveing any testing equip......<br /><br /> there are 2 plugs that come out of the stator one for each side (2 cyl per side) <br /><br />there are 2 plugs that come out of what i assume to be trigger <br /><br />if everything is hookd up right and there is no spark on cyl 1 and 2 if i change the plugs off the stator and check plugs for one and two and there is spark then the one side of stator is bad correct it makes sense to me just a thought trying to figure out if its the stator or "trigger"