1965 merc 1000 not running need help

jordan101

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I bought a boat two days ago couldnt run it but the guy said it ran great so i took a gamble and bought the boat bc for 500 dollars it was a steal. Anyways i got home hooked some muffs up to it. Got new gas and tried to start it, nothing. I went to oreilyauto to rent a compression tester all cylinder looked good 100+ in each and i know its getting fuel bc it was coming out of carbs. I checked for spark which is the only thing left to make an engine run and every cylinder nothing so i am thinking a coil or dist. I really dont know how to test these bc im not good at ignition
 

jordan101

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Re: 1965 merc 1000 not running need help

I did check for voltage at coil my multi wasnt reading anything so it must not be getting 12volts at ther coils.
 
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