Charlie Hull
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- Nov 28, 2017
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My son has an old Yamaha (1998) 8HP outboard.. We recently replaced the fuel with new rec gas, installed a new fuel line and filter. Yesterday it was difficult to start, but once started, it ran perfect. We went about a half mile and shutt down to fish. The motor would not start. We rowed back. We bought new plugs, installed them. I saw a spark on the plug. With plug removed, twice. I'm wondering if the spark is weak? Starting fluid would not get the motor to fire. We removed the engine to his house, and after multiple pulls it started and ran great, no starting fluid used. The motor is stored by salt water. It has crimp connector on the coil and electric module. They didn't look corroded, but I was thinking of soldering the wires. Could the flywheel magnet be weak? The coil weak? I have a multimeter. What perplexed me is why the starting fluid will not get the engine to kick. Once we get it running, it runs great. Does either need a hot spark?