Need2fish thanks for the info regarding how common and destructive the exhaust leaks are. From what I can tell visually it appears my exhaust leak is resolved but as you indicate it is hard to see internally. I know my plugs are not wet when I pull them so hopefully my last fix resolved the issue. I use my electric kitchen stove surface for my surfacing plate, gotta make sure I only do this when the wifey is gone!!
I did not get this back in the tank yet but I rechecked spark and found weak spark on upper cylinder with my air gap tester. Pulled flywheel and got high ohm reading across top points. Cleaned them up real well. Rechecked points and both Top and bottom now register 0.01 ohms of resistance across them. Rechecked and both top and bottom timing was on. Put Flywheel back on and now both top and bottom jump 3/8 gap again. Will see tonight if that resolves it.
1954 Evinrude 7.5 HP
1954 Evinrude 15 HP
1954 Gale 12 HP
1955 Johnson 10 HP
1956 Johnson 10 HP
1956 Gale 12 HP
1956 Evinrude 5.5 HP
1957 Johnson Golden Javelin 35
1958 Johnson 7.5
1960 Evinrude 18 HP
1973 Johnson 6 HP
