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    1964 Mercury 500 50hp backfires

    I fixed my no-spark problem, now I have a hard time starting the motor. Sometimes it wil run for a few seconds, other times it backfires, I think it is a timing problem. When I removed the sparkplugs, 3 plugs were 'wet' 1 were dry, does that indicate a bad cylinder or a gas shortage?
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    1964 Mercury 500 no spark plse help

    I have a 1964 merc 500 , is there anybody who can explain how the distributor works, a wiring diagram will help, I heard it could be a positive ground system, how does that work?
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