96 700 sl no spark

[padlefoot]

ran great last time out. tried to start to winterize.....no spark! held plug in my hand while cranking...nothing!
help?

[ski_guy]

Re: 96 700 sl no spark

I would be extremely careful when checking for spark. I never "hold" the plug in my hand when checking, I hear theres a bit of power during a spark :D . Place the plug (still in the boot) anywhere on the motor to ground it and then crank it. You can also damage your CDI if you dont ground the plug. Hope this helps.

[padlefoot]

Re: 96 700 sl no spark

holding the plug was a last resort to see if there was anything. tried arcing to ground prior. ive been reading that stators can go bad overnight, any truth to that? as previously stated, never a problem with this boat, it ran and ran last time out.

[warfare]

Re: 96 700 sl no spark

did you check the kill switch to make sure it is operating properly?

[Bill O'Neal2]

Re: 96 700 sl no spark

Yes stators are prone to fail on those Polaris watercraft. Call Randy at Wat-Con 360 692 3492 He is the " MAN" for Polaris stuff.

[padlefoot]

Re: 96 700 sl no spark

not exactly sure how to do this. can you explain?

[padlefoot]

Re: 96 700 sl no spark

tested stator today. everything seems to check out except secondary coil ohm reading is low. coil bad? any thoughts?