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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    The guy that helped me get over the finish line locally, 40 years experience rebuilding these motors. And when I say lumpy I Don't mean that it is horrible. It is definitely serviceable as it is unless there are some fine tuning screws I don't see somewhere
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    Carb rebuilt and reinstalled and she's been running in a barrel for about 10 minutes pretty smoothly at a little more than idle. I've been told these motors are really lumpy at low idle. I have the main jet at the top of the carburetor turned out two turns.
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    You sir are owed one large cold adult beverage! Screwdriver and a little tap tap works like a charm. Can't wait to try to get it back on lol
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    Great! Now, how the hell do I get the left side carb stud nut off without removing the starter?!
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    Okay so I kind of started over. Checked both of the brand new condensers and one was bad so I replaced it with one of the originals that still tested good. Check both of the coils again the proper way and one definitely has a break somewhere in the wire as it tests bad intermittently so I...
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    Nada. I grounded that wire and still no ignition. I'm about ready to throw in the towel and let a pro look at it
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    I WAS TOTALLY SCREWING THIS UP! I DID NOT REALIZE WHERE THE PLUG WIRE CAME INTO THE COIL! With the coils installed I get around 3 kohm on the front coil and 8.08 pretty steady on the back one going from either lead on the coil to the end of the plug wire And in the process I broke the little...
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    With each of the coils out I get 0 ohms between the two wires on the coil itself. Then I get open loop 0L from each of the coil wires to the respective spark plug wire. Like I said previously I get open loop on each of the spark plug wires when I test them independently from one end to the...
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    Flywheel off and upside down with a screwdriver the magnets on one side are strong magnets on the other side are not. Correction I just realized that only one side has magnets so they seem to be fine Sorry I don't know what primaries are and how to test them. I did replace the condensers and I...
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    I was able to put the missing bolts in through the coil and re-secure the plate correctly. I did set the points again correctly and tested resistance on them. I put the flywheel back on and with the open air spark tester still get nothing. I haven't set the timing yet but I can't imagine that it...
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    Again thanks to everybody. For your help. I pulled the plate off that has all of the ignition components on it. Underneath is a notched washer that aligns with holes in a ring below it around the crankshaft. As somebody mentioned earlier there were screws missing from the top plate that go...
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    Picked up an open air spark tester and same results. No spark with the main black plug disconnected and the plugs out.
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    First thank you for saying the big black plug so that the layman would understand! Lol I put the roof assembly back on and disconnected the plug but still do not seem to have spark on pull. It's very hard to pull and it's daylight so my inline spark plug tester is a little difficult to see but...
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    Well unfortunately life got in the way of me continuing to work on the boat until now. Jumping back in with some updates and appreciate any guidance! I put new correct condensers in but still have no spark. I'm clearly no expert so don't laugh when I ask but what are these two items? These are...
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    Yeah I have a feeling that somebody started working on it and then didn't complete it. The plugs look like they've never been fired. Everything here looks brand new. The coils, the condensers. I'm going to test the condensers and if they're okay put everything back together now that the points...
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    Filed and set the points. Whoever the previous owner was they put in new plugs and used NGK B7S and they are spotless. I'm not sure if they've ever been fired. Are those the right plugs for this? Picking up new condensers this afternoon before putting the flywheel back on to test it. Anything...
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    Got the flywheel off. Can't find my feeler gauge so I'm going to the store.
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    Is the remote the large round plug coupler? I unplugged that and then tried to jump the solenoid from the "I" post to the starter... Is that not the right way?
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    1972 Evinrude 40 outboard no spark?

    I have a 1972 40 horsepower Evinrude (model 40253E) was on a little skiff that I just bought. Got the wiring reconnected to the ignition switch up at the console, new battery, fresh gas. Cranks over hard with the key but won't fire. I did a quick screwdriver gap jump to see if I could get any...
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