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That is the starter i just pulled out of my boat it has been replaced before i baught the boat and the two owners before could not get it to run they thought it needed a distributor but ive put all new parts in it and am getting spark it still would not start so when i verified the firing order...
I might add that this boat has traded ha d a few times and when i got it was told it had a bad distributer but it was just missing the points and condenser it has good compression and is getting fuel and for the first time in two years is getting spark but noone has been able to get this engine...
Okay thank you yes my prob and stearing is all one piece with the inboard mounted just inside the boat
So i found top dead. Center on my dampner pully i marked it with chalk and also made sure its was on the compression stroke by removing the #1 spark plug and then i went 1342 from in a counter...
That looks like my engine ive never heard or seen it run i have put alot of time and money into trying to get it to run but have had no luck when i stand at the back of my boat and have someone turn over my engine it cranks over clockwise and looking down at the top of my distributer w/ cap off...
i have a 1987 bayliner i just baught it didnt even have pounts in it when i got it but i finally got everything to give it a full tune up and i have good spark but still could not get it to fire even with primi g it or starting fluid i started rechecki g my firing order 1342 and from the dampner...