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    1979 Johnson 100hp V4

    If I remember correctly, he said the cylinder walls were good and In tolerance. He replaced the pistons and rings with new ones.
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    1979 Johnson 100hp V4

    I purchased a 1979 Johnson from a guy who had said he rebuilt it, but it had sat for about year. Did a compression test before I purchased it was around 125 psi on all four cylinders. I have had the motor for about a year now and the compression is now at about 100-110 per cylinder. Is this low...
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    1979 Johnson javelin V4 no spark on right side

    Well after taping up the exposed wire and moving the wire away from the flywheel. It is firing on all 4 cylinders! Thanks for your knowledge!
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    1979 Johnson javelin V4 no spark on right side

    So while checking the values they match on both sides. But I did notice that one of the wires on the nonworking side had rubbed against the flywheel until the wire was showing I taped and moved the wire. Hopefully that was the issue.
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    1979 Johnson javelin V4 no spark on right side

    So the stator is getting 515 ohms and the timer base is at 34 ohms
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    1979 Johnson javelin V4 no spark on right side

    It is getting .3 ohms at each coil pack and .5 ohms from the power pack to the coil packs.
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    1979 Johnson javelin V4 no spark on right side

    I will have to check that tomorrow.
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    1979 Johnson javelin V4 no spark on right side

    When replaced the coils and the power pack I had to put new rubber boots a couple of the connectors be cause the old connectors had been cut off and the wires were spliced together. So today I broke one of the pins off the wire so I am waiting for new ones to come in. But it was not getting fire...
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    1979 Johnson javelin V4 no spark on right side

    I was wondering if anyone could tell me why my Johnson V4 isn’t getting spark on one side? I replaced the coil packs and power pack. Would it be the stator or the timing base? Thanks.
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