I have a 1976 evinrude 40hp pull start and it will not start. I have fitted a new carb kit, head gasket and set of plugs. The fuel is new. Points have been reset and cleaned. There are two new coils and there is a spark from both cylinders. The engine will fire then will not run or fire again. The compression is 100 psi on both cylinders which i think sounds low? I Changed the head gasket and it is still the same. I have removed the two inspection plates from the side of the engine and the piston rings are free and moving. The thing i did notice was on the two inspection plates there was oil marks from where it had blown out of the gasket. There is a similar thing where the two blocks join around the crank. There is oil around the gasket and it is wet.
Any ideas?
Cheers
Any ideas?
Cheers