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Did it run before you changed the parts? If so, I would agree with Elgin about cleaning the points. I don’t know your level of experience changing these parts so don’t be offended with my other suggestions. I would also make sure the spark plug wires are making contact in the coil tube with the metal pin. Make sure the points were gapped at the high point of the cam. If everything looks good, you should get a multimeter and start checking for continuity on spark plug wires. Also check coil primary and secondary winding resistance.
No it did not run,It quit on me out on the lake and would not ever crank again Had to paddle back ,ran good to where I stopped to fish never cranked again.
Danny if your motor does not crank and the coils are not hitting on the magnets. You could have a problem in the gear case. There is a shock absorb-er in the gear case that is suppose to absorb shock if you hit an underwater obstruction. Sometimes they break internally and they get longer, then they lodge in the housing. The motor feels like it is froze up. Sometimes if you turn the flywheel back and forth by hand it will loosen up. It might even start but when the prop gets a load put on it, it will jam up again. Just something to check!
dale