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1998 evinrude 150 no fire on #5&6

Liviu

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I have purchased a 1998 evinrude 150 carbureted that sat for 5 years in a shed. I started it about 4 months ago and was running a bit erratic since then I rebuilt all 6 carburetors changed power pack, all 3 coils, spark plugs, thermostats, water impeller, cleaned up flywheel( was pretty clean) and changed stator. I am not getting fire on #5&6 , tried the coil in a different location and works, tried the power pack leads from bottom coil that feeds #5&6 to coil for #3&4 cylinders and no spark, could a power pack brand new (CDI) be bad? Old power pack was the same way, no fire on #5&6. I tried disconnecting rectifier/regulator exactly the same behavior, disconnected both temp sensors no difference.
To check spark I have tried two ways, first with a spark tester and second with spark plug out and grounded to the block.
I do not have a serial number tag anywhere and no sign of it missing. There is a tag on the block right under the power pack that gives the year and a bunch of other info, the only thing resembling a serial # is at the bottom of the tag " for use with 150 hp Eagle EL-EX-NX code 484393" Can someone help?
i like to think I'm decent with a wrench in hand but this is really got me scratching my noggin!
 
Could be a bad new power pack. Go to cdielectronics.com for trouble shooting procedures.
Will do, I will let you know what I'll find out.
One other thing that seems odd is when I pulled the cover off the fly wheel, the bottom side of the cover was scratched by the fly wheel, the plastic was somewhat melted, I ordered another cover but this one will touch the fly wheel as well. Is there a spacer or gasket between block and cover? I checked the parts in a couple different diagrams and they all seem to be the right ones, and no gasket. It does not seem like what the manufacturer intended.

thank you.
Liviu.

1978 boston whaler revenge 21'.4" walk trough
 
I have yet to test the resistance on the power pack on the leads that go to #5&6 coil. Any tips on actual procedure with the Multi volt meter?
Thank you for taking the time to answer, I've been on another forum, which I won't mention here, that sucked by comparison.
 
My new power pack from BRP just came in and I installed it, I connected the battery and all wiring. I pulled all the plugs out, made sure I have 12 volts and tried the plugs one by one and now I have no spark on any plug. I am using a remote trigger, should the key switch be in the on position? Or does it matter? Motor seems to turn fast enough with plugs out.
 
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