Hello! Just wanted to say thank you so much for all your help!! After a lot of work (for somebody who’s never really done electrical wiring) we got spark!! We turned it over and it roared to life for a half second (no water input so didn’t want too run it too long).
Ended up being the condenser...
Alright! Finally got it done.
Here are my findings :
Touching NEG / POS on Coil : 1.2
High tension core 6.04
Points/condenser test : between 80 and 180 (points closed / touching)
I was unable to get any readings with points open / not touching my meter only gave me a number 1 on the far...
completely agree. Thankfully parts are plentiful and cheap , if the motor runs I will start inspecting further, I think it’s just the idea of getting it back on water all those years later that makes it worth it :D
So I finally got to check today, measuring 12v on POS & NEG of the coil, so that checks out. I have the points & condenser on order, since I believe they have not been changed since we owned it way back then (unless the thieves changed them..)
Will start tracing wires tonight. Thanks
i will change the coil and see if that was the issue, was not aware that the negative was not supposed to be powered but it seems obvious now that you mention it . Much appreciated!!
Hey!! Long story short, back in 2009 our 1976 Starcraft with a OMC 2.5 was stolen, and finally this year in 2022 we found it sitting in the bush!! It’s a darn disaster but its so fantastic to finally see it again after having forgotten about it!
Whoever stole it, messed everything up. I got the...
