Miller4519
Cadet
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- Jul 6, 2017
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I recently purchased a 17' jon boat that came with a 1956 Johnson 15HP outboard that I can't get started. It would turn over when I squirted some gas mix into the carb, but not run in the barrel. I first cleaned and rebuilt the carb 4 times with no luck. I replaced the fuel lines including the primer bulb line that goes to the fuel tank as well as the fuel pump. I get fuel in the carb bowl with no issue everytime I try to turn it over. I then decided to replace the coils, condensers, points, and spark plug wires. It gets spark to the plugs but it won't turn over now, even when I squirt some fuel into the carb. Compression is 95 in the top plug and 100 in the bottom.
I now have 50 hours in this motor and its still not running and now wont turn over at all after my ignition work, which I've taken apart several times and adjusted until I finally got spark. Can the motor flood and not burn the fuel with carb full choked? Any suggestions?
I now have 50 hours in this motor and its still not running and now wont turn over at all after my ignition work, which I've taken apart several times and adjusted until I finally got spark. Can the motor flood and not burn the fuel with carb full choked? Any suggestions?