Hi guys, I have a 1982 Johnson 140. I blew a power pack, replaced it with a second hand one, this new power pack didn't resolve the issue and I found the timer base was faulty. In the meantime I bought another second hand power pack and installed it with the timer base and it ran fine for two trips out. I took the heads off, reinstalled them and sure enough I've lost spark to one cylinder again.
All three power packs have failed on the same side, the first two on the top cylinder and the last one has occasional spark on the bottom cylinder. I swapped the faulty pack with the one on the other side of the motor to confirm the power pack is faulty. The fault moved to the other side of the motor.
I disconnected the kill wire and connected my multimeter. It reads 0.00 volts with the key in the off position, 0.00 volts with the key in the on position, but as I turn the key on or off I can get a little reading up to 0.02 volts. Is this enough to kill a pack?
Or could the first two packs have been killed by the faulty timer base? I have a new (second hand) power pack ready to go but don't want to kill it. I don't have a DVA meter.
Thanks in advance.
All three power packs have failed on the same side, the first two on the top cylinder and the last one has occasional spark on the bottom cylinder. I swapped the faulty pack with the one on the other side of the motor to confirm the power pack is faulty. The fault moved to the other side of the motor.
I disconnected the kill wire and connected my multimeter. It reads 0.00 volts with the key in the off position, 0.00 volts with the key in the on position, but as I turn the key on or off I can get a little reading up to 0.02 volts. Is this enough to kill a pack?
Or could the first two packs have been killed by the faulty timer base? I have a new (second hand) power pack ready to go but don't want to kill it. I don't have a DVA meter.
Thanks in advance.