Hello everyone,
I'm new to this forum and also to boating and outboards, so I hope being here will help me to get up to speed with the basics.
I just bought a second hand Crescent 45 outboard 3 cylinders. Through some internet research I have done, I believe these engines are also known as Archimende Volvo Penta.
It's got good good compression on all 3 cylinders. I have checked this with a compression tester.
However, it doesn't seem to have any sparks on the spark plugs.
I have tried to change the one of the plug, moving it between the coil leads, but still nothing.
I have then tested the 3 spark plugs with a spark plug tester and they all have spark.
I have checked the ignition coil primary and secondary windings and they seem to be fine, primary reads 2.6 ohms and secondary 8.7 K ohms on all 3 coils.
I have also checked the wires that go from each ignition coil to the connections pack, and they are fine, as they have good continuity (0.1 ohms of resistance).
I presume there is something wrong with the stator / trigger or with the points ignition.
See photos of the engine attached.
Can someone help me to understand what do I need to do to understand if there is an issue with the stator / trigger?
Does anybody have a service manual that could help me to troubleshoot the issues?
Many thanks in advance.
Jack