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Got it! Thanks. The rectifier was faulty. Good voltage coming from the stator, but current flowing both ways across one of the diodes in the rectifier. I'll see if I can swap it out. And that it is a 2001 model, despite being made in 2000, helps clarify.
I don't see any rise, or any change as the motor shifts from idle to ~2500 RPMs. So now could the problem be in the rectifier, or in the stator? Help videos I see online for testing rectifiers look very different from my set up.
Thanks so much for this! I just inherited this boat with no manuals or anything. I actually didn't know they did separate oil back then. Are there any sources where I could learn about how to test the charging system on this one?
Hey all, I am tearing my hair out trying to get parts and a manual for the outboard we have. It is a Johnson 50 HP four-stroke, supposedly made September 2000. The model number on the plate is J50PLSIB -- but I see this referred to occasionally as a 2-stroke, but it takes straight gas and has...
