84 evinrude 115 intermitten spark

[droptheline]

Have had issues with my motor not firing on all four. brought it to a dealer who replaced plugs wires coils, no fix, tested timer base and said that was bad, still no fix, i couldnt afford for them to keep guessing so i have it back. There's not alot left, was told the stator tested ok and the battery is always charged. I was reading about recitifier testing on here and tried testing with multi meter on setting that looks like a sideways triangle with a vertical line thru it and has the audible sound. I disconnected the yellow/yellow & red wire from the power strip and test each wire with red lead with black lead grounded to base and then tried in reverse order and could not get a reading either way. was wondering if i was doing the test correctly? Thanks for the help

 

[droptheline]

Re: 84 evinrude 115 intermitten spark

Oh i forgot the got me for a new powerpack 2.

 

[droptheline]

Re: 84 evinrude 115 intermitten spark

I dont know what im doing with this multi-meter but i tested the recitfier on the ohms setting and am getting readings in both directions which i think im not suppose to be getting. Is that right?

 

[emdsapmgr]

Re: 84 evinrude 115 intermitten spark

The rectifier is part of the charging system. It is separate from the ignition side of the engine. Was the tech able to get a voltage reading out of the stator when it was tested? Should be 150 volts or better.

 

[droptheline]

Re: 84 evinrude 115 intermitten spark

i did a resistance test to the charge coil and got 0.545 ohms on both sides. He didnt do the voltage test im sure, is this where i need a peak reading voltmeter, all i have is a multi meter

 

[emdsapmgr]

Re: 84 evinrude 115 intermitten spark

I prefer the peak-reading voltmeter test personally. You might be able to rent one or get an adapter for yours.