can a power pack be flaky?

1995 Johnson 88spl
Wouldn’t start, no spark at any plug.
Battery/starter working well, spinning strong.
Pulled the power pack off so I could get to the connection from the charge coil to the power pack. Both pins of charge coil connector showed infinite resistance = good charge coil, 'should be making power.
Reconnected connector to power pack and remounted it.
Motor fired on first revolution. Runs like a champ (on a garden hose).

The question: what fixed it? Can a power pack be flaky? Maybe the ground between the power pack and block was bad/weak and my remove/remount of it impproved the ground?

I’m glad it is running. Just wish I knew what I fixed.


17’ Henry O Hornet
26’ Palmer Scott

Yes.

186 Bone Flats Boat
140 Suzuki fourstroke

last time that happened to me it was the stator going bad.

Marsha
35 Contender

bad connection?
yes they can be intermittant

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