Reply To: Help getting my 67 Evinrude 3hp started

[Don]

Sounds like ;you may have gotten in too deep here. Both coils look fairly new, clean and regap the points like Frank says. I hesitate to advise ripping the mag plate all apart to replace the wires, you mentioned having spark on both cylinders….I’m guessing you realize the air gap on those coils needs to be reset once you pulled them off. I’m sure you don’t have the locating ring, so line the coil lamination up flush with the mag plate machined surfaces just below the coil legs….Be sure to tighten everything down again…..The flywheel will need to be properly torqued also, which usually requires a strap wrench…A loose flywheel nut will shear the key, and over tightened nut will damage the flywheel….
Did you pull the fllter/valve out of the tank yet? Have you had a look inside the tank?