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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    Thank you guys, it was a combination of what all of you said. I got it to run for the first time, twice in a row! First, had to move the flywheel. Secondly, tightened up the fuel pump thingy on the side. I think that the bowls were draining and because it couldn't pull a vacuum cause of the...
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    This is what I have. I assume that the pointer goes on the right side of the starter.
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    Just found this! Looks like this could have potential? This is the fuel pump sending block thing on the side of the motor.
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    I'm not, but I think it is. Previous owner swapped stator and this is how I got it. I moved it to tdc and put the tdc mark on the flywheel where I think the pointer goes.
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    As long as it bolts in the same place right?
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    Honestly, haven't checked the one on the side of the outboard. Assumed since I Had fuel in the bowls it was working. Even without it working wouldn't it run at least for a few seconds?
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    I forgot to mention, but yes I am, sorry. Should've mentioned that!
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    Thanks for the response! I am missing the timing pointer, but from what I can find, it goes with the starter bolt. I got that lined up fairly close I believe, but still nothing. I'm assuming it might be the reed valves, but I honestly don't know. I think I have to take the motor off of the lower...
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    So there's a splined section that the flywheel bolts to, those spline keys are good and lined up. I don't know if there's a woodruff key underneath that, but I do know the crank has no play when rotating the flywheel. Going to check that tonight. I've mixed the spark plug wires and know it's...
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    Will try the reed valve thing when I get home. I've switched plug wires around, but there doesn't seem to be any difference. I know it has a firing order of 1-3-2 but I'm not sure which coil is actually firing at what point.
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    New fuel tank, and hand pump. Spark plugs seem to be wet so I assume it's getting fuel. All I can think of is that it isn't getting spark at the right time.
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    Thanks for the response. Its got 2 carbs, and I've cleaned both. I assume that the idle circuit doesn't matter when the carb is at full throttle... I just want to hear it run, so I tried that and nothing. Throttle closed, nothing. I can get it to fire off one cylinder once, then nothing. I...
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    I bought my first boat knowing it wasn't running, and it has the 1988 Mercury 60hp. I'm an automotive mechanic by trade so I thought I'd have no issue with this outboard, but I'm very perplexed. Here's where I'm at and what I've tried: All cylinders have similar compression numbers, just above...
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