Reply To: 1967 Evinrude Lightwin won’t start/run

[need2fish]

If the plugs are dry fuel starvation is the problem. When you hold the carburetor upright with the lower bowl removed, does the float hang at an angle. I.e. is the float valve opening to let fuel into the bowl?

Stupid question, but is there a butterfly on the throttle arm ? As a naive teenager I spent the better part of a day trying to get my newly aquired RD to run only to find that someone had removed the butterfly plate.

Usually the lead for the top plug enters the magneto plate at the front of the engine.

Ya, I’d ditch the carb body with the stripped threads. How the heck does that happen ?