So I bought this old boat, 1975 StarCraft 16' Holiday. Main motor is a 50hp Evinrude of the same year.Guy just had the bottom end serviced with new water impeller.
It started hard the first time but I found a fuel leak. After fixing the leak I could not start it. Somewhere along the way of checking compression and plugs and spark the plug wires got switched, I guess.
Every picture I got, including a genuine 1975 Evinrude service manual shows the top coil feeding the top plug. Guy comes out, does what I did, switches wires and the thing fires. I feel stupid, not the first time. Yes the bottom coil feeds the top cylinder.
So somewhere along the line someone sets the timing 180 degrees off, right? I don't know if that's possible, I've tried to decipher the manual to see if possible. I'm thinking a timing light will prove this.
Should I fix it or live with it.
I've learned alot since I started reading this forum, the sticky is a wealth of info, I couldn't find this on a search.
It started hard the first time but I found a fuel leak. After fixing the leak I could not start it. Somewhere along the way of checking compression and plugs and spark the plug wires got switched, I guess.
Every picture I got, including a genuine 1975 Evinrude service manual shows the top coil feeding the top plug. Guy comes out, does what I did, switches wires and the thing fires. I feel stupid, not the first time. Yes the bottom coil feeds the top cylinder.
So somewhere along the line someone sets the timing 180 degrees off, right? I don't know if that's possible, I've tried to decipher the manual to see if possible. I'm thinking a timing light will prove this.
Should I fix it or live with it.
I've learned alot since I started reading this forum, the sticky is a wealth of info, I couldn't find this on a search.
