Caudfish15
Cadet
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- Jul 9, 2016
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- 26
I bought this boat last July. I've replaced: fuel lines, carbs, fuel pump, 5/6 coils, power pack 2x's, starter, starter solenoid, and spark plugs. I just replaced the starter and solenoid because it was cranking slow and wasn't firing up. A mechanic tested both and said they were bad. Now the starter is cranking well, but I don't have spark on #2 & #4. I would think that having spark on 4/6 cylinders would allow it to fire up, but it's not. Last year I replaced the powerpack and it only lasted a little while because by October the mechanic said that it was bad. After replacing the pack the boat ran great, but it was time to put it away for winter. I got it out in January and February and everything ran great, but then a few weeks ago I got to the lake and it started slow cranking.
Speaking with a mechanic today after finding out that I've lost spark, he says that he will test the stator and the voltage regulator(??) to see if they are causing powerpacks to go. He says that my current situation sounds like another pack issue. He charges $94 for an hour of diagnostics, so I don't want to keep it there too long if I can avoid it. I've read that stator's normally do not go bad, but my motor does have black tar like substance under the stator. It's been there since I bought it. Any thoughts or recommendations? I have a multi-meter, but not real familiar with how to use it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.:facepalm:
Compression last year was 84-87 on all six
Wiring harness looks to be in rough shape (mechanic bi-passed the plug with the red wire.)
5/6 coils replaced last summer
power pack replaced twice, most recent was November
fly wheel key sheered and replaced twice
starter and solenoid replaced recently
Thank you in advance!
Speaking with a mechanic today after finding out that I've lost spark, he says that he will test the stator and the voltage regulator(??) to see if they are causing powerpacks to go. He says that my current situation sounds like another pack issue. He charges $94 for an hour of diagnostics, so I don't want to keep it there too long if I can avoid it. I've read that stator's normally do not go bad, but my motor does have black tar like substance under the stator. It's been there since I bought it. Any thoughts or recommendations? I have a multi-meter, but not real familiar with how to use it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.:facepalm:
Compression last year was 84-87 on all six
Wiring harness looks to be in rough shape (mechanic bi-passed the plug with the red wire.)
5/6 coils replaced last summer
power pack replaced twice, most recent was November
fly wheel key sheered and replaced twice
starter and solenoid replaced recently
Thank you in advance!