77 70hp evinrude won't start!

funkybobo2

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I just bought this motor and boat. the person i bought it from started it up for me and it sounded great. I got it home and tried to start it and no luck.I dug into the ignition switch and found one of the wires had fallen off.The switch had poor connection so i replaced it using a oem wiring diagram(I am an aircraft avionics electrician). The motor still refuses to fire. The starter engages the the flywheel but nothing happens. The spark plugs are good and the choke works. The fuel is getting to the carbs. Please give me some advice before i pull my hair out with this one.
 
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