1982 Mercury 500 50 HP Thunderbolt Ignition

mattstus

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Hey,

Aquired this boat from family and trying to fix the engine, although it has been sitting for close to 10 years. We tried to turn it over but there after doing the shock test it was apparent that there was no spark getting to the brand new spark plugs. As well i was told by family that when it did work that it would start and go for 5 mins then choke out, just wondering if there could be an underlaying issue or if the electric choke is just getting stuck. Does anyone else have any ideas of what could be wrong?

thanks!
 
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