<br /><br />Be aware that if it starts, you will not be able to stop it with the key, so be ready to hit the manual choke at the motor and possibly disconnect the fuel line.<br /><br />Don't get distracted. There is a series of steps that will solve the problem if they are done in sequence.
Try and cover all the bases for sure. That's what I like about this forum, usually someone around to back you up and give good input. Can't tell you how much I've learned.<br /><br />I do sleep on occasion...... <br /><br />EDIT: Get a chance ezeke, take a look at the post by 5678910. Hope he comes back and takes a look.'76, I had a toasted stator on my '77 85HP, I was lucky that it dripped down to where I could see it. Best to pull the flywheel and inspect, as in my case there were other spots on the stator that "bubble" up and leaked but not enough to run down the sides. I had spark problems before this, and still had issues and ended up replacing it, power pack, and rectifier. Ask these guys, one bad part will cause a train wreck if not fixed immediately!
