1987 Force 50hp no more spark

[bladerunner5117]

I bought a 1987 force 50hp at the beginning of this season and put it on my pontoon boat. I had the boat out 5 or 6 times with no trouble but recently i started it and it ran for about 10 seconds and then died. I tried to start it back up but it would never start. I checked the plugs and they aren't getting any spark at all. I pulled the flywheel and noticed the woodruff key was sheared so i thought that had to be it. i put in a new key and i'm still not getting a spark. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[mikel1291979]

Re: 1987 Force 50hp no more spark

Check your stator. Simple to do with an ohm meter.

 

[bladerunner5117]

Re: 1987 Force 50hp no more spark

That was it, it was showing less than 1 volt on the meter. The book said it was suppose to be showing around 300 volts. I replaced the stator and it fired right up. Thanks!!!