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    1973 Evinrude 25 sneezing

    I may want to slap myself in the head....but won't know till tomorrow how stupid I am. Compression 135/135. Spark tester shows steady spark, gap tester shows 1'4" Can't get it to run properly to use timing light. personally, all I have ever done is the impeller and head gasket, maybe plugs. Carb...
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    1973 Evinrude 25 sneezing

    I tried that the other day as well as squeezing the fuel hose. Going back out today with the carb that was spotless inside that is now cleaned in ultrasonic. I didn't have a kit handy or I would have removed the welch plug but I am sure it is not the carb however I wouldn't mind being wrong...
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    1973 Evinrude 25 sneezing

    Thanks racerone. I'll have a look tomorrow. I found a timing light today so I'll let you know.
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    1973 Evinrude 25 sneezing

    The fuel hose is 3/8" and the plugs are J4C's I was thinking of switching to QL77's... looking for reliability so I don't mind spending money.
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    1973 Evinrude 25 sneezing

    Hi All, I'm under a bit of pressure to get a boat from our dock to the public launch and having a few issues. Motor ran fine in May, sat all summer with no fuel in it inside a shed. Compression is over 150 psi, new OEM head gasket, new impeller and the coils look nice and new. I went to run it...
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