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    33 hp Johnson no spark

    Sorry, guys, I wasn't clear. My friend bought the Evinrude - Tohatsu - BRP 15 4 stroker in 2018. Ran it for a few trips, then went back to his 70's 15 hp Evinrude, that he'd owned for years.
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    33 hp Johnson no spark

    Brand new. From BRP. Beautiful machine, lots of nice features. Quiet. He found parts hard to get (he wanted some gas line fittings) and the dealer couldn't seem to help. (This was during the beginning of covid.) Anyway, he decided that he liked his old 15 better. I have to admit, I...
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    33 hp Johnson no spark

    Good Afternoon, racerone. I have a friend from high school (class of 73!) who "treated" himself to a new 15hp 4 stroke "Evinrude". He ran it twice, gave it to his daughter, and clamped his vintage 70's Evinrude 15hp back on the transom. I got quite a laugh from that.
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    33 hp Johnson no spark

    Good Morning, jimmbo. I thought there was a plating or harder material on the surface, though what lindy46 says has merit. Today's parts likely won't hold a candle to those of yesteryear. I've spent 30 years in the appliance repair business; I see it every day. The idea here was to...
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    33 hp Johnson no spark

    Good Morning! Last Sunday, I gave a close inspection to the points. Interesting to note, they looked fine, but had no continuity when closed. Burnishing, still no continuity. I finally used some #120 cloth to "break the glaze" (or whatever it was), and they checked fine. Put the flywheel...
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    33 hp Johnson no spark

    Will do. Will post results this weekend
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    33 hp Johnson no spark

    To racerone & Crosbyman, I pulled the flywheel, came away quite nicely, thank you racerone. The coils are the familiar green style seen on many vintage (and not so vintage) OMC engines. Couldn't tell if they were original, but they appeared to be (physically) in good condition. The primary...
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    33 hp Johnson no spark

    Good Morning! From what I've read, (and racerone), I figured as much, Crosbyman. In doing so, still no spark. I'll see how things look under the flywheel this evening.
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    33 hp Johnson no spark

    Thank you, racerone. I'll bring home a puller from the shop tomorrow and see what's there. Will let you know.
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    33 hp Johnson no spark

    Evenin' everybody. I have a 1965 33 hp Johnson, no spark. It's a model RXE-13B. Poking around the Iboats forum, some are saying if the two black wires from under the flywheel are not grounded, the coils will (should) operate. Grounding them makes the magneto coils inoperative. With those...
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