Re: Row Boat Motor Magnetos

[jack-williams]

I have a 1950s (1956-58?) vintage Evinrude 7.5 HP Fleetwin. We had a massive rain storm and the boat it was on sank. It could have been under water for two days. I pulled it out, dried it out, cleaned the plugs, cleaned the sediment bowl, flushed the carburetor, blew out everything with air, used a heat gun to dry the magnetos, checked the spark plugs to make sure I was getting spark, and put new gas in the tank. It pulls in through without any problem, but won’t start. It popped once, but that was it. Should I replace the magnetos? What else could be the problem?

Thanks

Jack Williams