One thing to check is a wire grounding out. Being that old you very well
may have some primary or secondary wires with broken insulation. I've had a
coil on a 25hp Johnson break down and cut me down to one cylinder. Took me
forever to find it. The Parts/service shops wanted to sell me first a
trigger, then a power pack when all along, it was the coil. I found it
running the motor in shallow water with the cover off, jiggling wires until
I saw the spark jump. --------just something else to try.
LD
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I bought a 1976 McKee craft cat cay with a 70hp Johnson outboard. The
problem I am having is that after the boat runs for an hour or so and
I idle for a few mins it will die and refuse to start for about a half
hour and then today I put into the water and it would not start. Had
plenty of battery to turn the moter over and new fuel mix but it would
not start, can anyone point me in the right direction?


Thanks in adance
Bill