bigpoppakdog
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Re: 1970 Evinrude 115 HP Loses spark-gains spark etc..
I added a new thread indicating I solved my problem with the help of others a while ago with this issue. I'll add an update here so people know what happened. This motor came with an ignition safety switch located to the right of the rectifier. This was also bypassed with a 2 inch jumper wire connecting terminal 7 with terminal 9. I replaced several hundred dollars in parts to no avail. I decided to remove the safety switch because if it was bypassed what good is it really? Well, when I removed it, I did not move the pulse pack wire over to the purple power wire. So no matter what I did I never had power into the pack. Looking at my manual at about midnight I realized that I didn't think I had power going to the pack. So I went out to the garage and moved the pack wire from terminal 7 to 9 and sure %$&$ she fired right up and has ever since. So at that moment, I came to the conclusion that that 2 inch jumper wire was shorting out intermittently when the motor would vibrate. It took me to the end to diagnosis this because I did remove and inspect this wire before reconnecting it way back at the beginning. Good news is, have all new electrical components and have become well acquainted with this type of motor and how it works. I guess $600 for new electrical parts and a course in outboard repair wasn't too bad of a deal. So if anybody needs a used stator or a new pulse pack let me know. I have extra:redface:
I added a new thread indicating I solved my problem with the help of others a while ago with this issue. I'll add an update here so people know what happened. This motor came with an ignition safety switch located to the right of the rectifier. This was also bypassed with a 2 inch jumper wire connecting terminal 7 with terminal 9. I replaced several hundred dollars in parts to no avail. I decided to remove the safety switch because if it was bypassed what good is it really? Well, when I removed it, I did not move the pulse pack wire over to the purple power wire. So no matter what I did I never had power into the pack. Looking at my manual at about midnight I realized that I didn't think I had power going to the pack. So I went out to the garage and moved the pack wire from terminal 7 to 9 and sure %$&$ she fired right up and has ever since. So at that moment, I came to the conclusion that that 2 inch jumper wire was shorting out intermittently when the motor would vibrate. It took me to the end to diagnosis this because I did remove and inspect this wire before reconnecting it way back at the beginning. Good news is, have all new electrical components and have become well acquainted with this type of motor and how it works. I guess $600 for new electrical parts and a course in outboard repair wasn't too bad of a deal. So if anybody needs a used stator or a new pulse pack let me know. I have extra:redface:
