Shocking Experience

Thunder F/X

Recruit
Joined
Jul 29, 2009
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HI ALL! I AM NEW TO THIS FORUM AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU FELLAS COULD HELP A GUY OUT!!!
1975 EVINRUDE 115
ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART,HOWEVER WHILE I WAS TRYING TO START IT MY BUDDY REACHED FOR THE ANCHOR ROPE AND GOT ONE HELL OF A SHOCK:eek:(TWICE HA HA) IS IT COMMON FOR AN IGNITION SYSTEM TO DO THIS? EVENTUALLY IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HER HOME. IT RAN FINE AND THE NEXT DAY DID THE SAME THING AFTER COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP WITH SOME WASH COMING HIGH INTO THE TRANSOM AREA.
ANY IDEAS?
 

SKIBUM1M

Chief Petty Officer
Joined
Jul 17, 2009
Messages
604
Re: Shocking Experience

sounds like you have a plug wire arcing to ground. run it on muffs at night and spray water in a fine mist on all the ignition wires and look for a spark. replace the wire that is arcing or at least move it away from what it is arcing to.
 
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