J6RCDE Johnson 6 HP 1986 CDI question.

w2much

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This motor came to me with a bad CDI, no spark at all. He said it started up and ran it when he purchased it. (What he said). I replaced it with a used CDI I had in the pile. Good spark and the motor started up and ran well, for a while anyway.
Now again no spark. I again replaced this one with another used one. It now has nice spark again. I am wondering if the first replacement just happened to die or what may have killed it. I do not want to blow a second pack Any suggestions ?
 

F_R

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Maybe not the CDI at all? Maybe the wires coming out from the mag plate are broken internally where they flex back and forth?
 
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