1978 50hp Outboard Evi

FireRob01

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I just recently got this boat,got it cranked and running fine in the driveway a few weeks ago,batteries were fully charged today and everything was great got out about a mile did some fishing,moved a few times and then the last time I couldnt get the motor to start, it cranked but Im lead to believe there is a problem with the electrical because there was no smoke or anything when it turned over. It was getting fuel and cranking so I think I am on the right path but curious to what you guys think.

Luckily there was one other boat semi near us and they saw us oaring and towed us back.
 

boobie

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Re: 1978 50hp Outboard Evi

Check your compression and then your spark. Spark should jump a 7/16 " open air gap on a spark tester.
 

FireRob01

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Re: 1978 50hp Outboard Evi

Thanks,I got into it last night and plenty of spark,it seems the carbs may need a tune, I got it running with some ether and manually holding the throttle open. But saying that it was running fine until it quit. I just dont want to end up stuck in the middle of lake erie again.
 
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