Reply To: 60s sears outboard motor

[Tom]

Yeah, what Bill said. The WICO stand up condensers with the fiber insulator are rarely good. They will generate a spark or two when you turn the flywheel by hand and the plug is out of the motor. But that doesn’t mimic the load and frequency that they see under use.

I’ve had success using replacement capacitors inside the brass cans for applications in Martins and Scotts. You cut them open near the bottom, watch out for spring loaded flying pieces, then remove what’s in there using a sheetrock screw. Drill a hole through the fiber, next to the post, and insert the capacitor in the can. Drill a hole for the other cap lead in the bottom of the can, the part that you managed to keep from flying away. Solder back the bottom of the can, then solder the two leads, one to the post and the other to the bottom of the can.

But you need to figure out what’s up with your coils first.

T