Johnson a

[Waunnaboat]

I know that there is another forum thread about Johnson A’s now, but I checked the coil with a multimeter and got NO reading at all. Should I be looking to do a coil swap, or are there replacement coils that are easy to find?  Otherwise I may just try to find a parts motor to rob the coil off of.

"Outboards seem to multiply exponentially..........I find that for every finished project, there are two more waiting to be completed."

[stanley]

With some work you can replace the coil with newer OMC coils.The easiest thing to do is find a replacement from a another A model.Try an ad in the website classifieds or contact either Doug Penn or Jon Koranda,both are in the membership directory.

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Waunnaboat

[Tubs]

You can tell by my testing devices, I’m the last guy that should be giving advice on electronics.  But I have learned – to check the secondary, on a 2 spark coil, you test between the 2 spark plug leads. If you’re using a digital meter, it needs to be set on 20 K ohm scale.

 

 

 

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[Waunnaboat]

I did that but got no reading at all, so I am looking to replace it.

"Outboards seem to multiply exponentially..........I find that for every finished project, there are two more waiting to be completed."

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