suggestions

[mr roach]

i have an early 70's merc 115 inline 6 cyl i had carb problems and have cleared that up my motor was running great on the muffs it would start right away and idle well. I shut it down and the next day was going to put it in the water and hooked the muffs up to fire it up just for a mud check and it would not start i have 12 volts to the red wire and 12 volts to the white wire w/ the key dwitched on at the cdi box my fuel lines are clear w/ several components replaced w/ new and i have fuel to the carbs just wondering if anyone has an idea what may be going on and what to check thanks

 

[Chris1956]

Re: suggestions

Sure, Does the motor crank? If so, check for spark on each plug. If no spark, run the distributor ign test in the FAQ or on the CDIElectronic.com web site.
If you have spark, are you choking the motor sufficiently for it to start? You really gotta choke the daylights out of them...

 

[mr roach]

Re: suggestions

chris1956 my motor cranks over great as far the choke issue mine used to start w/ hardly any choke and after the carb issues were fixed it would start w/out choking ,of course it was 103 degrees out that day but will definetly check out the dist. as you suggested and thanks for the advice will let u know how it goes

 

[mr roach]

Re: suggestions

chris1956 forgot to say will check for spark first and if necessary will then check distributor thanks again