1985 85HP Force- Spark on #2 but nothing on #1 or #3

duck1973

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Went out on the lake the other day and while towing in another boat our engine had a change in sound and loss of power. We ended up getting towed in ourselves at that point.


Now tonight I was able to look into it. Compression was good on all cylinders. I put new plugs in and checked for spark and realized I have a spark issue. My middle coil is providing spark but the top and bottom coils have no spark at all. I hooked each coil to the wire that was connected to the middle coil and each coil is working from that wire but not its original wire so I know at least the coils are good.

At this point I am lost and not sure what to test or try from here. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

duck1973
 

jerryjerry05

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Check the timing?
outboardignitiondotcom has test procedures for your motor.
Try swapping the packs around and see if there are any changes??
 
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