1997 Evinrude running on 1 cylinder

mainer4

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Hoping for some sharp troubleshooter to give me a hand diagnosing the problem in the motor. I have confirmed that spark is Not coming from the power module to one cylinder. Swapping the output from the power module to the coil results in the problem following the blue orange wire from the module. In other words the coil files OK to each plug when the blue orange wire is connected to the appropriate connector. So my coil pack is good. Now, before condemning the power pack I want to understand and check out what signal inspires the power module to trigger the correct coil at the right time. Looking at the parts diagram I see a dual pickup stator and some other sort of "charging" coil. It is not clear what the 5 pin connector going to the pwr module is connected to. The stator has three wires and appears to have ring connectors which must go to the buss connector on the mortor side opposite the pwr module. I can't find a wiring diagram so can't really guess how the thing works. If the stator coils do fire the power module, I can check them with my ohm meter to see if they are OK. What else could it be, the wiring and connectors are nice and clean. Motor is an 8HP twin.
 
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