1970 evinrude 85hp starflite no spark

Jadentre

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Hello all I have a 1970 85 hp evinrude starflite I got for 400 dollars i have been through all the wiring a thousand times and think I found out what the origional owner did the points wires were wired backwards and for some reason the reverse spring has been removed I had it running for about an hour up and down the river and it slowly got to where it wouldn't start the biggest issue im having though is when I hit the choke or let off of the key the cap fires a spark and I can't for the life of me figure it out anyone have any input on my situation would be really nice because its driving me insane
 

Jadentre

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The black and white wire was hooked to ground and the ground wire was hooked to the points
 
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