1987 Mercury Black Max XR2 150hp - Stator Testing

Tonester

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First time boat owner and I have spent a lot of time trying to diagnose the issues with my outboard. First thing I noticed is that the starboard bank is not getting any spark so with my limited knowledge I went out a replaced both switch boxes. This did not fix the issue so I went through and tested all the wires going to the switch boxes and got correct readings from the stator wires. Eventually I ended up just switching the wires between the two switch boxes until the spark switch sides. Nothing changed until I switch the stator wires which I found weird since I got good readings from those both sets of stator wires when cranking the engine. At this point I decided to just take the stator off and try to run some tests on it so I don't end up paying for more parts that are already functioning. Also possible I am missing something and it's not the stator, I am still unsure on the trigger but that side that got spark did not change when I switch the wires coming from the trigger. I would appreciate any advice on testing the stator which I have just taken out, or anything else that I should look for. Thank you in advance for any help.
 
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