1975 115hp no spark

dreadinger

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I disconnected the wiring harness and jumped the starter solenoid and still no spark, where do I start??
 

ezeke

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Re: 1975 115hp no spark

What kind of a tester did you use? Did you have all the spark plugs out? Was the battery fully charged and capable of turning the engine at 300RPM with the plugs out?

The best testers have a solid ground to the block and you can set the gap and see all coils firing. The CDI unit that they sell at iboats is good, but you can rig them with as little as nails and a dry board.

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dreadinger

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Re: 1975 115hp no spark

battery is good and I hooked a timing light to each of the plug wires
 

dreadinger

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Re: 1975 115hp no spark

My OMC manal refers to a neon tester model s-80 or m80, I can't find any info on this. Does anyone know where to find one or another method of testing?
 
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