Chrysler 100, 115 and 140 HP Outboard Motors Service Manual, OB 3439, Page 83Get this manual
rotor is grounding out to the shaft and the rotor shaft assembly should be replacedIn this casethe spark is going to ground rather than gOing through the wires to the plugs 4If no spark from end of wire to rotor is present, then check each of the distributor terminal bases in the cap one at time 5Remove the spark plug wire from the plug on the terminal which you are testing Leave the other two connected This puts high resistance in the circuit and if there is leakage in the capit will force the secondary spark across the leakage pathFigure 22 6If you spin the pulley and hold the 12" spark plug wire you installed in the coil about 1 4" from the terminal base being tested, you should get very weak spark or none at allFigure 23 NOTE