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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PunkR0ckz" data-source="post: 517181" data-attributes="member: 34198">Here are pictures of the previous outboard and of the new to me outboard;I tried everything I could to revive that old 1970 Evinrude 85hp v4 Selectric, but too much money needs to be spent on it for it to be worthwhile. It would've been nice, as it seems to be the original outboard for the boat (no HIN on it, so pre-1974).We replaced the spark plugs, we looked at the breaker assembly gaps and cleaned them up, we changed the coil, we changed the spark plug wires, we looked at the electrical side of things. Can't figure it out, it spins, the prop spins as well, it has great compression, but it doesn't do any fire on ANY of the plugs.As of right now, we are either thinking it is the stator that needs to be replaced (some of the green gel-like substance has melted), or it needs the "amplifier kit", which I can't find anywhere at a decent price. The lowest price I found it was over 500$CAD for the amplifier kit alone; half of what I paid for the 4 stroke with everything you see in the pictures down below.</blockquote>