brianvolt7
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I have owned the boat for 3 years. Last year the motor turned over fine and ran perfect. Yesterday (9 mo. later) when attempting to start, it turned over great, just would not fire.
Motor: 1990 Force 120 on a 1990 Bayliner. 2 stroke.
Here is where I am at with troubleshooting:
All fuses are good
Has new plugs
I have full voltage at the starter and the motor turns
The overheat switch is open on the boat, though I believe this to only feed the buzzer (Orange)
The ignition switch start signal is normal (Yellow)
The choke is functioning (Green)
The ignition has full voltage (Red)
The emergency cut off switch is open and normal (White)
Shift cut off switch is closed and normal
All electrical seems to be in order
I have fuel at the carburetor
I have tried starter fluid and did not fire
I don?t seem to hear the popping of the exhaust when cranking
The gas is brand new, I drained the tank at the end of the season last year, about one gallon was left
I believe I have spark, when I removed the plug boot and cranked it I could here it pop when holding it near the plug, (maybe)
Is there a way without special tools to actually confirm spark? Or does anyone have ideas on what else this may be?
Is there any other cut off/safety switch that I may be missing?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Motor: 1990 Force 120 on a 1990 Bayliner. 2 stroke.
Here is where I am at with troubleshooting:
All fuses are good
Has new plugs
I have full voltage at the starter and the motor turns
The overheat switch is open on the boat, though I believe this to only feed the buzzer (Orange)
The ignition switch start signal is normal (Yellow)
The choke is functioning (Green)
The ignition has full voltage (Red)
The emergency cut off switch is open and normal (White)
Shift cut off switch is closed and normal
All electrical seems to be in order
I have fuel at the carburetor
I have tried starter fluid and did not fire
I don?t seem to hear the popping of the exhaust when cranking
The gas is brand new, I drained the tank at the end of the season last year, about one gallon was left
I believe I have spark, when I removed the plug boot and cranked it I could here it pop when holding it near the plug, (maybe)
Is there a way without special tools to actually confirm spark? Or does anyone have ideas on what else this may be?
Is there any other cut off/safety switch that I may be missing?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
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