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    1994 mercury mercruiser engine not starting

    Might sound like a dumb question but how do you know if it is firing at the right time? I’m still learning all of this
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    1994 mercury mercruiser engine not starting

    So carb is rebuilt. Everything is back the way it should be. But still won’t start. Had a slight backfire but nothing else. Only other thing I can think of is bad gas so I’m draining the tank tomorrow and putting new gas in it. Any other ideas?
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    1994 mercury mercruiser engine not starting

    I bought an inline spark tester which lights up when it gets spark
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    1994 mercury mercruiser engine not starting

    So I believe the shift assist switch was not in the correct position. Spark is good from what I can tell in all cylinders. Already have the rebuild kit for the carb so I’m rebuilding that and am replacing the choke as well because I think I’ve been having issues with it for awhile with the way...
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    1994 mercury mercruiser engine not starting

    I’m hoping my manual has all the specs on what the electrical read outs should be because electrical is not my strong suit. I still do need to check the spark on each plug.
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    1994 mercury mercruiser engine not starting

    It does have a distributor. First thing I thought of was the ignition order as well. I labeled the ignition coils prior to removal and placed them back per the manual I have. I have an est ignition system. I did not tear down far enough to get to the timing chain. I had to remove the intake...
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    1994 mercury mercruiser engine not starting

    So update on post. Replaced fuel pump since I had already ordered it. Breather tube from carb into the fuel pump was clogged. Once replaced and attempted to fire it up there was a significant amount of fuel that had leaked on the carb. Possibly from where fuel line goes in. Unsure where is was...
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    1994 mercury mercruiser engine not starting

    This might be a dumb question but as I am still learning how to do these repairs wouldn't having a flame in the spark arrestor with starter fluid mean it has spark?
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    1994 mercury mercruiser engine not starting

    good morning all, First post here. I am looking for some ideas to look into as to why my boat wont start. So I have just completed a top end rebuild. replaced cylinder head and put all fresh gaskets from the head gasket and up. I have a manual for all torque specs and all wiring seems to be...
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