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Yes pappy you were correct from the beginning. It was my mistake for trusting the mechanic that was standing beside me telling me where to put them. Now I know better and like already mentioned, my motor got alot of new stuff that it probably needed anyway. I should be good to go for the...

Yes pappy you were correct from the beginning. It was my mistake for trusting the mechanic that was standing beside me telling me where to put them. Now I know better and like already mentioned, my motor got alot of new stuff that it probably needed anyway. I should be good to go for the...

Well I've finally got the motor running right and I'm a little embarrassed to say what the problem ended up being. After rebuilding the carb, replacing every inch of fuel line, rebuilding the fuel pump, replacing the fuel tank as well as the ignition coils and spark plugs, and pulling the...

Thanks, I'll give that a try when I get home this evening.

Yes the primer bulb gets hard. I put new plugs in and they were wet when I checked them. I'm not familiar with the flywheel key but what exactly does looking at it tell me? I didn't soak the carb just sprayed it off but since the plugs are wet doesn't that prove fuel if passing through?

I put the new coils and wires on exactly like the old ones came off. The top coil leads to the top plug and the bottom to the bottom plug. Is this not the correct orientation? Either way I'll take a look at this after work and see if this is my problem. Thanks for all the help thus far.

Can you elaborate on this a little more please?

Yes I did and it is working properly. I'm confident that fuel is making it from the tank to the carb and I'm using fresh gas too. Anybody else have a suggestion? Could the timing be off and need adjustment or is that even possible on these motors? I really don't want to pay a shop to fix this...

Hey guys, I've got a 1975 Evinrude on my jon boat. I used it all winter during duck season with no problems but then parked it until a few weeks ago. In preparation to take it on a weekend fishing trip I ran it in a local lake and though it took a while to crank it ran good for the first 15...