6 hp evinrude outboard help please

[phrozin]

6 hp evinrude
1968
model 6802C

not getting spark on 1 lead and getting barely any spark on the other

should i replace the coil pack or the leads or the condenser?

dont know where to start checking why im not getting good if any spark

 

[kbait]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

Here ya go: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=531940

 

[phrozin]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

http://www.leeroysramblings.com/OMC_6hp.htm


great resource... thanx

 

[omcnut]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

http://www.leeroysramblings.com/OMC_6hp.htm


great resource... thanx

cant say how many times leeroys ramblings have saved me a headache or worse.......awsome little motor you got there treat her right and shell never let ya down!

 

[phrozin]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

ok.. i dont get it.. it not even wanting to turn over at all..

carb has gas, checked out the ignition, reset the points, have good continuity all the way to the plug.. just not wanting to attempt to turn over.. not even getting a sputter.. im lost..

 

[phrozin]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

maybe the timming is off?

 

[Cap'n Chaos]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

Timing is set by the points.

Have you checked compression yet?

Have you rechecked spark after resetting the points (with an air gap tester) ?

What is your starting procedure - are you turning the throttle to "start"?

 

[phrozin]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

are the point supposed to touch? if not how do i gap em.. i read .020" somewhere.. is that right?

 

[nwcove]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

points have to touch, and be clean, gapped to .020 at their widest open spot. ( look in the "top secret file " at the beginning of this forum)

 

[phrozin]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

i see where the breaker cam is supposed to touch the center spinal.. but the breaker points are supposed to be gaped?.. wish there was a video on this.. im not the type to read and comprehend well.. i need to see it done to do it..

 

[SeaKaye12]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

The points "touch" until the rubbing block is pushed by the high-point on the cam (crankshaft). That's where you set the gap with the feeler gauge.

So; they are closed (touching) except for that brief interval where they are forced open by the cam.

Chuck

 

[phrozin]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

is this what you mean seakaye12?

 

[MercMan82]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

the other end of the rocker is where the point is.your arrow is where the rocker rubs against the crankshaft. as the high spot on the crankshaft comes around the rocker arm is pushed and the other end with the contact backs off and makes a gap. see in the diagram "breaker points"

 

[phrozin]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

so the breaker points only touch when its at the high spot? and should be gaped .020 otherwise? should the rocker be rubbing the crankshaft at all times then too?

 

[MercMan82]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

yes

 

[phrozin]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

yes

yes to all three questions?

 

[MercMan82]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

your main objective is that you set your point gap(using the adjustment screw) and that it touches at the right time because as soon as it touches, it will send a spark to the spark plug. that is simplified timing.

 

[MercMan82]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

yes to all three questions?

yes

 

[SeaKaye12]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

PHROZIN....

You don't indicate where you live. Tell us and maybe one of us can stop by and take a look....

Chuck

 

[nwcove]

Re: 6 hp evinrude outboard help please

so the breaker points only touch when its at the high spot? and should be gaped .020 otherwise? should the rocker be rubbing the crankshaft at all times then too?

maybe im reading this wrong, but the points should be always closed until they get opened by the lobe on the points cam, ( usually where the keyway is located), thats where they should be gapped to .020. ( !!!plugs only fire when the points are open!!)