Reply To: 1973 6Hp Evinrude Fisherman hard starting cold

[Tom Bertulli]

Hi Fleetwin,
I have cleaned the high speed jet to within an inch of it’s life. I think the fuel side of this equation is OK> the problem is ignition spark. The engine will not start due to the no spark at low RPM issue caused by the NOVA 2 chips I installed to correct the issue of mag plate bearing wear and points not holding their setting. Pull the starter cord – no spark, but rotate the flywheel with a drill and there is lots of hot spark. What I am looking for is a brand of electronic ignition module similar to but better than the NOVA 2’s. Red Atom modules would be great but are impossible to find. If anybody out there has experience with better types of ignition modules I’d like to hear about them.
Thanks