older merc 80hp no fire
 

well i got this boat cheap and was told there was no fire so where
should i start to find the problem? Iv rebuilt auto motors so im not
new to motors. Can i take a new spark plug and auto one and arc it on
the head to see if spark comes off it? Or this not going to work?

older merc 80hp no fire
 

What year... (roughly)

-W

"erawtik" wrote in message
news:301801_58a63fcac20c0003d04b8792f791ac02@0000. com...
well i got this boat cheap and was told there was no fire so where
should i start to find the problem? Iv rebuilt auto motors so im not
new to motors. Can i take a new spark plug and auto one and arc it on
the head to see if spark comes off it? Or this not going to work?

older merc 80hp no fire
 

The boat is a 72, motor couldnt tell you if there is a way to tell,
tell me and il look. I looked for a year stamp and didnt find
anything.

"Clams Canino" wrote:
What year... (roughly)

-W

"erawtik" wrote in message
news:301801_58a63fcac20c0003d04b8792f791ac02@0000. com...
well i got this boat cheap and was told there was no fire so
where
should i start to find the problem? Iv rebuilt auto motors
so im not
new to motors. Can i take a new spark plug and auto one and
arc it on
the head to see if spark comes off it? Or this not going
to work?

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older merc 80hp no fire
 

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"erawtik" wrote:
Well from a site online looks to be a 72 motor from the serial
number i looked up.