johnson 4r71d coils or points or condensors?

[terrybridge]

Recently dunked by younger brother! Everything appears to be in good visible shape but no spark? Would coils or condensors or points go bad because of a minute in salt water? Please help only two days left in vacation, thanks for your time!

 

[F_R]

Re: johnson 4r71d coils or points or condensors?

To answer your direct question, they USUALLY will survive a dunking. Assuming you have it rinsed and dried out, use a quality ohmmeter to check the resistance between the points& condensers wire and ground (everything assembled). Resistance should be around an ohm when the points are open and zero ohms when they are closed. Some meters can't tell the difference, that's why I said "quality". If it fails the test, the points may be shorted or not making good contact.

Not meaning to be a wise guy, but how long ago did this dunking in salt water occur? If you haven't gotten it running within a day, you might not have to worry about it. Salt water is unforgiving and internal rusting starts immediatly.