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i Agree with way 2 slow. I didn't want to be rude about it bue you hit the hammer on the head. I am not the mos electrically inclined but if the guy who looked at it told my dad that it needed a sensor coil than the logical thing to do is buy a sensor cooil and put it on. The problem I ran into is that this model doesn't have a sensor coil and I was not familliar with the synonyms of outboard motor snad did not not that a timer base and sensor assmbly is near the same thing. The guy told my dad it would be about 700 dollars to get it running and after I have replaced the power pack, the ignition coils and the stator I have still not spent that much. If the timer base doesn't fix the problem then I will take it to a shop and have it diagnosed. Then I will see what exactly needs to be replaced and do ti myself. I am about 95% sure that is is an electrical problem. and I consider the experience that I am getting and learning about what does what on this outbaord a good tradeof instead of jus having some other guy do it and still not know the ins and outs of this motor. and plus I can take alot more pride when I turn thatkey and it roars to life for the first time because i was my knowledge and work that got it running...

yeah i was going to swap the sensor coil, but i went and asked for the part at the outboard part shop they said that this model didn't have one. I then looked up the engine diagram online and could not find any part called a sensor coil. what it did have was an ignition coil, so i tried that first and then i referenced another motor and saw that the stator and the sensor coil where in the same spot on each motor and figured a stator did the same thing as a sensor coil. Up until recently i didn't know that the timer base held the sensor coil. it just had it labeled as a time base and sensor assembly on the motor layout. I even had a post asking the difference between a stator and sensor coil! I appreciate your information very much and think it should help me out greatly

Someone please help me with this.... I have a 1971 Johnson 50 HP and i got it from my dad. He said that it stopped running on the water. He took it to the shop to get looked at and the guy told him that it has a bad sensor coil..... I looked up the engine and this year doesn't have a sensor coil. Does anyone know what it could be that the guy thought is bad? This has a timer base and sensor assembly and I have not replaced that yet. I have replaced the POWER PACK, AND THE IGNITION COILS and still nothing, What does a timer base and sensor assembly do? Is that the equivalent to a sensor coil? If not what is the equivalent on this model engine? What else could it be??? How can I test the timer base to see if it works???

So i got this boat right, and had it looked at and was told the sensor coil is bad. So i looked up the engine model # and was going to order a SENSOR COIL but this year doesn't have one, what it does have is a stator... I think that it is the same thing and this is what is broken. Does anyone have any input????

found one!!! Thanks

Where can I find a website or what store would sale a stop valve for a 3/4 ID hose? I am attatching it to a blige pump that is going to pump water out of my livewell

I just got a 1971 EBBTIDE 14 foot fishing boat and I have a a few things I want to do with it. First, does anyone know where to get a a nice steering wheel for cheap? I just want something that has a single bolt in the middle of the wheel and is comfortable. 2nd, my boat has a live well that is very standard. All it has is a drain plug that you pull and let water flow in. I want to upgrade it so that all i have to do is flip a switch and water will come in. What I am thinking is drilling a hole in the side of the live well and attaching an aerator that pulls water from a hole in the back of the boat and dumps it in the live well, then perhaps having an overflow drain. Does anyone have any better ideas? I would like to devise a way to pump the water out by at the end of the day. also, if the aerator is attached to an open water source, will it prevent water from seeping in if i is not turned on? basically if it is turned off do i need to worry about water still coming in the live well and do you think a float switch would be a good idea for making it turn off automatically? If anyone has any advise or experience they could lend to the situation i would greatly appreciate it!!! thanks