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    1991 60hp VRO Evinrude - No Spark

    Just a follow-up... the engine ran trouble free over 3 days of fishing at Hilliard's Bay, Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta.
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    1991 60hp VRO Evinrude - No Spark

    ^ No the marine tech replaced it, so sure to be correct amp (I was guessing about the amps...). Statement on diagnosis report said "no power to control box..." due to that blown fuse.
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    1991 60hp VRO Evinrude - No Spark

    The fuse that was replaced was the small (5amp) inline fuse in that red retainer. Engine runs fine now. I haven't had time to look up what the function of that particular circuit is, but I am sure gearheads on here will know. I apologize for the double post...
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    1991 60hp VRO Evinrude - No Spark

    I fired up the engine and shot brief video of the engine running but unfortunately it says the file is too large. Anyway that small inline fuse in red retainer (5 amp I think) is what was blown.
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    1991 60hp VRO Evinrude - No Spark

    ^ I can't answer that, all I can tell you is what happened. The engine has never been modified other than disconnecting oil injection.
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    1991 60hp VRO Evinrude - No Spark

    Absolutely sure it was that fuse. The marine tech that diagnosed the problem returned the burnt fuse to me. Again, the biggest concern to me was why did that fuse pop?
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    1991 60hp VRO Evinrude - No Spark

    Yes it's troubling not knowing what caused that, other than the fuse was 33 years old. I have to hope it was just 'old age'. But the goofy thing is, my buddy was helping me troubleshoot the problem and he pulled that fuse, looked at it and pronounced it was good. But obviously he didn't look at...
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    1991 60hp VRO Evinrude - No Spark

    Aha! Blown fuse. Dirt simple fix and the engine runs great.
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    1991 60hp VRO Evinrude - No Spark

    Thnx Racer. Yes very definitely no spark. I watched a few YT vids trying to get a starting point to troubleshoot and one guy had said the neutral posn switch could kill ignition. It's so obvious when you explain it, that that's not the case... same as neutral posn switch on an ATV. So I'm going...
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    1991 60hp VRO Evinrude - No Spark

    The lanyard doesn't seem to be out of position. I was under the impression that the neutral posn switch could kill the ignition, but you're saying that's wrong, that a faulty switch would prevent cranking?
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    1991 60hp VRO Evinrude - No Spark

    Batteries fully charged. No question I'm getting fuel. I suspect the neutral pos'n switch. I've got the batteries charging over-night then going to play with it tomorrow.
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    1991 60hp VRO Evinrude - No Spark

    When I put the old girl away last Aug, she was purring like a kitten. Just went to try to start it for the first time this year and don't seem to have any spark. Pulled a plug, tested for spark to the block, none. Is there a main fuse or something obvious that I should look for?
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    Evinrude 60hp - 3 Blade vs 4 Blade Prop Pitch

    McLeod Lake/Carson Lake has Rainbow Trout in it, which I don't care to fish for. And it's a small lake, LOW SPEED lake. I've been to Lac La Nonne like 30 years ago? Lac Ste. Anne about 25 years ago I guess? The only lake worth going to, to fish for Walleye is Lesser Slave Lake. The best...
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    Evinrude 60hp - 3 Blade vs 4 Blade Prop Pitch

    My engine is a 1991 and I bet it has fewer hours on it then the average 2021 model engine. You have to understand that, where I live in Whitecourt Alberta, there's no lakes around here unless I drive an hour to Fox Creek, or 2 hours to Lesser Slave Lake. And for the record, I haven't been to...
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    Evinrude 60hp - 3 Blade vs 4 Blade Prop Pitch

    2 years ago, before i rebuilt my boat carbs, I had to get the carbs cleaned, didn't have time to do it myself, so took it to a shop for that service. While they had it I asked them for a new prop, my old aluminum was getting on in age, and I wanted to go stainless. The 4 blade SS was spec'd by...
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