Yesterday I bought a 1972 Montgomery Wards , Clinton , Sea King 5 horsepower outboard motor for $30. It included the gas tank which had 3 gallons of gas in it. The owner told me that the motor had no spark .
I pulled the flywheel and discovered that the spark plug wire had pulled out of the coil. I snipped off a 1/4 inch piece and voila... SPARK. This morning it was running great. Here are some pictures.
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I pulled the flywheel and discovered that the spark plug wire had pulled out of the coil. I snipped off a 1/4 inch piece and voila... SPARK. This morning it was running great. Here are some pictures.
http://imageshack.us/a/img841/2160/img0413f.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img856/901/img0412wm.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img703/4114/img0409zs.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img805/6903/img0410lu.jpg