Ignition Coil Installation

The article Pishta posted mentioned "leakage." This is a BIG problem with igntiion condensers/ capacitors. Probably 70% or more of the old outboards I have been into have leaky capacitors. THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY to test for this and that is a leakage test involving HIGH VOLTAGE near the top of the operating voltage of the circuit and the rating of the cap. These magic little multimeters and testers you buy that you carry in your pocket do NOT do this.

By the way, in the outboards, I do not re-install original type caps. I buy "orange drop" poly caps and use those. They mostly "last forever" and are completely sealed against moisture