1983 mariner outboard 115 hp wont start! help!

fritzkj

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hi, new to these forums..

theres spark and fuel, why wont it start? is there a kill switch or something electrical im missing?? 1983 mariner outboard 115 hp 6 cyl.
 

Chris1956

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Re: 1983 mariner outboard 115 hp wont start! help!

if you have spark, the kill switch is set for it to run. Did you take a compression test? If not, it makes sense to do that. Did you choke the daylights out of it? Did you set the cold start lever all the way up?

Hold the choke button down and crank her until she starts.
 
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