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    Bad rectifier or stator??

    I have not checked spark gap and compression is 115 to 120 across all cylinders
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    Bad rectifier or stator??

    It also will not stay running long enough to really know and I’m assuming it’s a weak spark due to the stater or rectifier being bad
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    Bad rectifier or stator??

    I hooked my multimeter up to a ground on the engine and to the positive side of the battery cable unhooked from the battery and it’s not charging the battery
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    Bad rectifier or stator??

    I’ve been tracking down issues with a 1985 j150tlcos I’m getting fuel pressure up to 5 psi with engine running. I think I’m getting weak spark due to the engine not wanting to fire at first, then letting it idle for about 30 minutes before it starts acting right. It’s also not charging the...
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    1985 Johnson 150 idle surge

    I’m very new to outboards but I’m assuming they hold power for the coils to fire??
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    1985 Johnson 150 idle surge

    Could the power packs be intermittent?
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    1985 Johnson 150 idle surge

    Yeah grass lol. I was also considering the Fuel Pump being put on the wrong way. And I do need to compression check, but the engine runs fine every once in a while.
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    1985 Johnson 150 idle surge

    Thank you for giving me some ideas and I’ll definitely check the pins tonight!
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    1985 Johnson 150 idle surge

    2 weeks ago we bought a 2001 skeeter fish and ski boat with a 150 Johnson vro the previous owner swapped the Johnson onto it and had it running for a while, well one day it stopped running and he put it up for sale saying the carbs had a piece of grass in them? We bought it thinking it would be...
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