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That is too funny! I can’t wait to hear what the mechanic finds…..Thanks so much for that post! I was feeling like I was loosing it…..If he puts a known good stator in and finds that his voltages drop to normal, I will do the same. It’s just that my neighbor is trying to sell this boat because now he has TWO girls in college; so experimenting with a new, expensive part is not really an option.
For the record, this 150 didn’t seem to have a high idle, before (a few years ago) or after the pack let go. Also, the way this engine idled reasonably well in neutral, on three cylinders is not that unusual, in my experience. THAT much, I HAVE seen before. (It’s pretty cool, actually.) So I am kind of assuming my timing is okay, for now.
I like CDI better than points and condensers, too. Unlike points and condensers, you usually don’t have to pull the flywheel to troubleshoot them. With the right meters and a logical process, they are usually pretty easy and quick to figure out. This is an exception.
Fleetwin, to answer one of your questions, now that I think about it, it must have the 12 amp stator because the flywheel is solid with no ventalation on top. 35 amp stators had ventalation, right? Not sure I ever saw one of those on a 150 but maybe they had them….
Long live American manufacturing!