Engine starts, shut it off and it won't restart

bleepyou

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115 johnson 1998 loop 60 degree carb. Starts fine and runs, however if I turn it off it will not restart for a day or 2. It doesn't seem to have a spark, it does seem to have fuel. Ken
 

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Re: Engine starts, shut it off and it won't restart

ken - How have you determined that it has spark and fuel? Please be specific. You need to give us more info to get any meaningful input.
 

bleepyou

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Re: Engine starts, shut it off and it won't restart

Thanks for he reply. I removed the fuel hose at the carb and had fuel. Then I removed the plugs and grouding them to the block cranked the engine and had no spark. I first broke down on a Tuesday , on thursday It started right up I turned the engine off and restarted several times without a problem. Went bak to look at it again saturday and it started fine ran it for 10 -15 minutes at idle and it wouldn't restart. Yesterday it startted fine but wouldn't restart after 5 minutes run tine. I check the voltage before starting and the battery read 12.5V while running at idle it read 13.1v Thanks , Ken
 

bleepyou

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Re: Engine starts, shut it off and it won't restart

Hello again, Just got back from the dock. Started engine, ran it for 35 minutes ,docked, at idle. turned off and restarted 12-15 times, no problem this time. ?? Ken
 
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