Is the stator bad?

[Igiveup]

I have a 65 HP johnson, around a 1985 model, that when I pulled it out this spring started right up. I had ear muffs on it but I think they were not on right and the motor overheated. After about 10 minutes the motor died and I found I had no spark on all three cylinders. I did notice some black tar looking stuff that could have leaked from the coils. I have no problem buying another stator if I could be sure that it is bad. Is there anyway to test it? I would hate to spend $200 plus to find out that it was not the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[R.Johnson]

Re: Is the stator bad?

No! Your stator should not be the problem, but to check, disconnect the yellow, yellow-gray leads from the stator, an ohm's reading across these to lead's should read 1-2 ohms. Connect on meter lead to ground, other lead to yellow,than yellow-gray, you should have an infinity reading, or in other word's, no short to ground. I would guess you have an ignition pak failure. If you have coil's leaking insulation, replace those too, as they can cause a pak failure.