Re: new to this board and outboard mechanics
No fire at the points?? Well, never mind...
99% of the no spark problems on that motor are dirty breaker points. Take them apart, one set at a time so you have a sample of how they go back together, and clean all the grease and goop off them, then polish each contact individually with some 400 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper. Be extra careful not to lose any of the many little insulators. Reasemble and set gap to .020". Bet you will have spark.
I think there may be a kill switch that is activated when you move the spark advance/throttle lever to the extreme left. But having repaired hundreds of those motors, I gotta tell you I can't remember ever having any problem with the kill switch. That's why I can't even remember for sure if it has one or not.
