Lowpass1978
New member
Hey everyone,
Just recently I have been given a boat, motor, and trailer combo. The original combo was a Glastron V162 Ventura 1975 model with a Merc 60 on the back, but my mate bought it for that motor to replace his Johnson 35 Endevour. Now I've got the leftovers which I'm happy with because it was free.
Anyway, he had been having trouble with the ignition on the Johnson, now it's my problem. The motor has now blown 3 power packs. The first time spark was lost on all 3 cylinders, the second only on number 1 cylinder, and now the current one has no spark at 1 and 2. I've heard a lot of different stories ranging from shorts in the wiring, which I haven't found any to date, to the stator being RS, wiring shorting out on the flywheel, which it's not doing either, and was even told it could be the oil injection system?????
I'm not that familiar with marine engines, but I'm a mechanic by trade. The motor has brand new plugs NGK R BR7HS 10's,
the leads test up ok, I haven't tested the coils yet but have noticed one is different in size to the other two. Now I'm just wondering if you guys know of anything that could cause this issue, or if it's a common fault with this model of motor.
The sticker with the serial # is pretty hard to read but this is what I think I can make out
Waukegan, Illinois
Model no: BJ35QLEDG
Serial no: G 04119255
96 Power : 26(? Not sure on this one)
Mass : 77 (kg I take it)
I live in Australia so I hope the above numbers make sense. I'm looking at eliminating as many possible causes as I can before I end up spending a fortune on parts. Any help is appreciated.
Cheers
Tim
Just recently I have been given a boat, motor, and trailer combo. The original combo was a Glastron V162 Ventura 1975 model with a Merc 60 on the back, but my mate bought it for that motor to replace his Johnson 35 Endevour. Now I've got the leftovers which I'm happy with because it was free.
Anyway, he had been having trouble with the ignition on the Johnson, now it's my problem. The motor has now blown 3 power packs. The first time spark was lost on all 3 cylinders, the second only on number 1 cylinder, and now the current one has no spark at 1 and 2. I've heard a lot of different stories ranging from shorts in the wiring, which I haven't found any to date, to the stator being RS, wiring shorting out on the flywheel, which it's not doing either, and was even told it could be the oil injection system?????
I'm not that familiar with marine engines, but I'm a mechanic by trade. The motor has brand new plugs NGK R BR7HS 10's,
the leads test up ok, I haven't tested the coils yet but have noticed one is different in size to the other two. Now I'm just wondering if you guys know of anything that could cause this issue, or if it's a common fault with this model of motor.
The sticker with the serial # is pretty hard to read but this is what I think I can make out
Waukegan, Illinois
Model no: BJ35QLEDG
Serial no: G 04119255
96 Power : 26(? Not sure on this one)
Mass : 77 (kg I take it)
I live in Australia so I hope the above numbers make sense. I'm looking at eliminating as many possible causes as I can before I end up spending a fortune on parts. Any help is appreciated.
Cheers
Tim