Re: Newer motor problem

[Don]

Those goofy fiber washers can cause grounding problems if improperly installed, I really don’t know what the engineers intended them for, vibration/heat resistance perhaps? There are four wires coming out from under the flywheel, unless it is the sailboat model with the three yellow alternator leads as well.
In any event, the powerpack (referred to as ignition module in manuals) has four leads coming out from under the flywheel, two orange coil input leads, one solid black ground lead, and one black/yellow tracer stop lead. The solid black lead is usually grounded behind one of the coils. I would connect the ohm meter (low ohms scale) between the black lead (while still connected to block/coil) and a good/clean engine block ground, you should see less than one ohm resistance….
Checking the stop circuit for problems is easy, simply unplug the single pin rubber connector coming out from under the flywheel, usually clamped to one of the coils…
You can not check the charge coil without removing the flywheel, there are no charge coil output tests for this engine because the charge coil leads are not accessible with the flywheel installed. So, I’m hoping you find a ground problem, or a bad stop circuit, because replacing that powerpack/module is a royal pain on these UFI motors….