I just got this motor on a boat as a gift because it has problems. Started it up on water muffs and it ran rough and idle was high even after warm. I never got a chance to ground the black/white temp wire to see if quick start would drop out because motor died and wouldn't restart. It would fire a bit but never start. I have no spark tester. Found that one of the timer base wires was rubbed bare and grounding. Taped it up but no go. I also checked the rectifier/regulator resistance between yellow wires and red and they were open in both directions. Timer base coil resistances check ok. I'm assuming the grounded timer base coil could have blown the power pack. Would grounded timer coil blow rectifier? It was replaced recently.