Funny, I have a 77 and the foot is configured like this. I wonder why they used 2 and maybe even 3 during those years. Was a 28 a downsized outboard? Maybe they had lots of gearcase's laying around?
I also wonder if there all interchangeable.
Sometimes kill switches will test correctly with continuity but not work right. Many more volts going through them.
I would unhook them and see if the top cylinder fires.
I'd imagine that the shaft that the handle is connected to is what got bent but I could be wrong. Handle looks like cast aluminum so it won't bend just break.
Pull the handle and look at the shaft.
