Reply To: 1960 Johnson 3 HP JW-16

[Don]

I’m still not convinced you have the plug wires on the right plugs…Did you change plug wires when you went through the ignition system? If so, just swap them and try it…If the wires were not changed, look for the “up” band on the top plug wire.
Will it fire at all, attempt to start, backfire??? Or, just seems dead when you crank it?
Try removing the plugs and squirting some fuel/oil mix directly into the cylinders, the crank it….