RichardNaugle
Seaman Apprentice
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1970 85 hp spark then no spark then spark then no spark..
Hi Guys I need help
my vintage motor is having problems with spark. at the end of last season on the last warm day in oct. we were going for a ride, now, this old motor is stuck in drive so I always have to start it in gear..anyhow heading out from the wharf it fired then it died and wouldn't fire again and I had to crank us back in on the starter. I figured I flooded it. one thing leads to another the boat gets pulled and I don't have a chance to look at it until now. Now, I went with new gas and new plugs and new fully charged battery ( out of my Peterbilt) to get it going.. squirt some gas and a little either. and badda boom badda bing she fires..and dies: pull a plug check spark, pull filter check gas ,everything good ,, button her up try again.. nothing pull a plug now i got no spark.. leave it be.. next day, today.. just for the hell of it I go out this morning and give her a little shot of either and she fires right up ..wow, now I'm a happy guy , so I cycle the motor on and off a couple more times then on the third try she once again fires up then after 3 secounds or so she dies ..no spark again.. any and all help would be apreciated... I'm not a complete moron when it comes to this stuff but I think i need to start from scratch on this one to see the way clear.. thanks ..
help help 2 weeks later and still not having any luck..
Hi Guys I need help
my vintage motor is having problems with spark. at the end of last season on the last warm day in oct. we were going for a ride, now, this old motor is stuck in drive so I always have to start it in gear..anyhow heading out from the wharf it fired then it died and wouldn't fire again and I had to crank us back in on the starter. I figured I flooded it. one thing leads to another the boat gets pulled and I don't have a chance to look at it until now. Now, I went with new gas and new plugs and new fully charged battery ( out of my Peterbilt) to get it going.. squirt some gas and a little either. and badda boom badda bing she fires..and dies: pull a plug check spark, pull filter check gas ,everything good ,, button her up try again.. nothing pull a plug now i got no spark.. leave it be.. next day, today.. just for the hell of it I go out this morning and give her a little shot of either and she fires right up ..wow, now I'm a happy guy , so I cycle the motor on and off a couple more times then on the third try she once again fires up then after 3 secounds or so she dies ..no spark again.. any and all help would be apreciated... I'm not a complete moron when it comes to this stuff but I think i need to start from scratch on this one to see the way clear.. thanks ..
help help 2 weeks later and still not having any luck..
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