VBTravisD
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My brother has a 1976 35 hp evinrude... nice motor, real clean. Bought it off craigslist for a song and a dance. New impeller, starter, coils, rebuilt carb... Guy said he spent the money, got it running and then all of a sudden lost spark.
I took the cowl off and noticed a few wires were frayed. I taped them up. I am thinking I should go ahead and replace them. Also a few connections are corroded a bit. I wire brushed those. I pulled the top plug and held it close to the case while he turned the key and I got a spark to jump. I pulled the lower plug and did the same... not any noticeable spark. I think I might swap the coils, there is a chance that the coil on the bad cylinder is malfunctioning... but after that... then what? Like I said, I am going to replace those wires too... hopefully that will help?
I took the cowl off and noticed a few wires were frayed. I taped them up. I am thinking I should go ahead and replace them. Also a few connections are corroded a bit. I wire brushed those. I pulled the top plug and held it close to the case while he turned the key and I got a spark to jump. I pulled the lower plug and did the same... not any noticeable spark. I think I might swap the coils, there is a chance that the coil on the bad cylinder is malfunctioning... but after that... then what? Like I said, I am going to replace those wires too... hopefully that will help?