nphilbro
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Dec 19, 2011
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I picked up this old motor for $80 on a whim just because I needed a 25hp as a kicker and it was in excellent condition, well taken care of, and electric start. The seller couldn't start it because it came off a boat he bought and didn't have a tiller arm- or knowledge of the motor.
I finally brought it back to life today after a thorough cleaning and getting an entire bee hive blown out of the exhaust tube but had forgotten how much I hate the point capacitor ignition. I know it's a long shot, but I have various parts motors around and have a couple '85 15hp with charging stators and was wondering if I could install the entire timing base and CDI ignition system into this motor? I would want to use the existing flywheel which has two opposing magnets. Even if I couldn't use the charging stator, I would love to upgrade it to CDI. I could fab an aluminum bracket to attach the power pack, coils should just bolt on.
Curious if anyone has tried this or of I'm overlooking something- like wrong inner diameter or something. I wouldn't think the point armature offset would have any impact on a CDI.
I finally brought it back to life today after a thorough cleaning and getting an entire bee hive blown out of the exhaust tube but had forgotten how much I hate the point capacitor ignition. I know it's a long shot, but I have various parts motors around and have a couple '85 15hp with charging stators and was wondering if I could install the entire timing base and CDI ignition system into this motor? I would want to use the existing flywheel which has two opposing magnets. Even if I couldn't use the charging stator, I would love to upgrade it to CDI. I could fab an aluminum bracket to attach the power pack, coils should just bolt on.
Curious if anyone has tried this or of I'm overlooking something- like wrong inner diameter or something. I wouldn't think the point armature offset would have any impact on a CDI.