1974 Johnson 85 Melted Charge Coils

[Joe Reeves]

Re: 1974 Johnson 85 Melted Charge Coils

With the RED electrical plug disconnected, the ignition switch is out of the circuit.

 

[balthasar]

Re: 1974 Johnson 85 Melted Charge Coils

Is there any way of telling which yellow wire goes where? Does it matter? Thanks again for your input. It has been most valuable!

 

[Joe Reeves]

Re: 1974 Johnson 85 Melted Charge Coils

The yellow wire locations are interchangeable.

 

[balthasar]

Re: 1974 Johnson 85 Melted Charge Coils

Joe, i jumped the starter wire with the red plug disconnected, and there was no spark, so i am ordering a replacement powerpack from CDI electronics ($106).

Also, do you know of a way of testing the charge coils in the old stator? I hooked up my voltmeter to the brown & brown/yellow wires from the old stator, and it read 870-900 ohms. The new stator read 700 ohms.

 

[balthasar]

Re: 1974 Johnson 85 Melted Charge Coils

I replaced the powerpack today, and the boat started up. It is running fairly nice now. I will be taking it out on sunday to determine whether or not it is overheating.