Re: could a faulty charge coil/stator cause 2 of 4 cyl to not work?
Sorry about the cdm thing,meant to say cdi. cdm is a merc thing. Found an older manual,but still not your year. I'll keep looking.Of the two books that i have,one says 592-888 ohms on the low speed charge coil, the other says 740.High speed 55-83 the later book says 69. In my opinion, if the charge coil works for 2&4, it should work for 1&3. Peak voltage is the true test and should be 160-170 low speed and 45 high speed. Might try swapping the pulser coil leads at the cdi. I'll bet that the 1-3 pulser will fire the 2-4 coils and still no spark on 1-3.
