89 OMC 140 Seadrive
I think my timer base is bad, but I want to be sure. Testing the ohms I found that one of the pins on the port side was out of spec (reading 8 Megaohms instead of ~45ohms).
I borrowed a nice Fluke 179 peak multimeter and checked the cranking voltage of the timer base with the white wire and the other wires. What I noticed is that all of the wires on the Starboard connector test fine, but the wires on the port side test low (about .25 volts). On the CDI page troubleshooting page it mentions testing White to Blue/Purple/Green/Pink and that the rating should be .6 volts or higher. So am I supposed to test both sides with the white wire, or just the starboard side?
Also, to me it looks like the charge coils on the stator are a little melted, but it passes the ohms tests. However, the peak voltage from the charge coils was a little low (around 630volts). According to CDI anything over 600v is OK, but my manual says 700v or higher. Based on this, should I replace the stator?
I am trying not to put too much $$ into this because it is an older boat and I actually know a guy that has a 200hp seadrive that he is selling for $1000 so I am debating whether to put the money in this engine, or that one.
Here are pics of the stator.
I think my timer base is bad, but I want to be sure. Testing the ohms I found that one of the pins on the port side was out of spec (reading 8 Megaohms instead of ~45ohms).
I borrowed a nice Fluke 179 peak multimeter and checked the cranking voltage of the timer base with the white wire and the other wires. What I noticed is that all of the wires on the Starboard connector test fine, but the wires on the port side test low (about .25 volts). On the CDI page troubleshooting page it mentions testing White to Blue/Purple/Green/Pink and that the rating should be .6 volts or higher. So am I supposed to test both sides with the white wire, or just the starboard side?
Also, to me it looks like the charge coils on the stator are a little melted, but it passes the ohms tests. However, the peak voltage from the charge coils was a little low (around 630volts). According to CDI anything over 600v is OK, but my manual says 700v or higher. Based on this, should I replace the stator?
I am trying not to put too much $$ into this because it is an older boat and I actually know a guy that has a 200hp seadrive that he is selling for $1000 so I am debating whether to put the money in this engine, or that one.
Here are pics of the stator.