Re: ESKA 15hp No spark
OK, yours is a 1977 model, and it does have the solid state ignition. Beyond making sure all connections are tight and clean, both at the coils and under the flywheel, there's not a lot you can do if it has no spark.
The exterior coils are available, but the stuff under the flywheel is not. What parts remained after Eska folded are long gone, and it's the most common failure on that outboard. I've been looking for two years for the stuff under the flywheel of my 9.9 hp version.
I know it's not good news, but according to the factory manual for that engine, there's not even a way to test the components. The manual says to "substitute known good parts" as the way to test.
It's sad, because it's kind of a nice, well-built little outboard.
Even the external coils or "tranformers" as Eska calls them, cost over $100 new, each--when you can find them.
Your very best bet, and it's not a good one, is to find another 15hp outboard that is in good running condition and keep yours as a parts donor. But...even if you do that, it's likely that the same components will fail. These are outboards that are over 30 years old, made by a company that is out of business, and not enough of them were sold to warrant a third-party re-engineering those faulty components.
My advice is to cut your losses and look for a Johnson or Evinrude 9.9 or 15 hp model. Parts are available for those, and will be for a long time.
