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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    Test and make sure starter power is coming out of the solenoid when the "click" sounds.
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    1989 Johnson power tilt/trim

    Get the rebuild kit and watch one of the many videos online. "If picture worth a thousand words, video worth a million."
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    1994 140hp evinrude

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    1994 140hp evinrude

    Spark means nothing....buy an inexpensive spark gap tester like Racerone suggested...cheap at any auto parts store. Could be an ignition coil.
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    1994 140hp evinrude

    I'm guessing you lost one cylinder somehow.....spark, fuel, compression....something. what story do the spark plugs tell?
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    Quite a bit of bad luck your having, might want to NOT go rock climbing.
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    VRO Pump Question

    Perfect answer. Many videos on it and always buy the best quality parts that are out there....usually OEM.
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    No spark until end of cranking

    Yeah, your pack is bad then
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    Something is wonky. Take the ground off the s and ground the body of the solenoid.
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    Show a picture of how you wired it
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    Well, this is an 1987 70 hp rude...it's mounted closer to the starter. I'd make sure you have adequate clearance.
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    Another possible issue is your starter wire looks awfully close to contacting a ground. Check clearances. Might have been a blessing in disguise that you wired the solenoid wrong...in fact I think maybe the solenoid is in its mount wrong. I have a 70 so I'll go check.
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    I found your problem. Evinrude doesn't use the I and the S on there's. The I stands for ignition and the S for start. The S in this case means Start, but by completing the ground. You have it wired in reverse. The hot signal wire goes to the top mini nut or what should be the I...and the...
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    The solenoid doesn't ground through the body (notice the rubber mount). The neutral switch completes the ground allowing the engine to only start in neutral. That's why they have it. Your comment though did help me to identify the op's problem. Scroll down to see it
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    Now touch the hot lead that goes to the solenoid and then the small nut on the solenoid....not the ground obviously.
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    Let's work backwards. Take a heavy gauge wire and touch these two connections. There will be sparks so be careful. Post the results.
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    Car jumper cables...engine ground last connection. It has to work. Post a picture of these parts.
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    12.5 to the starter... it should be cranking. Pull the starter apart and examine it. Might just need a cleaning and a new brush kit.
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    If your doing a direct feed from the battery to the starter and it doesn't do anything your starter is no good.
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    ‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

    See if you can manually turn the starter with a wrench. Is it 12 volts (which is a dead battery) or did you get 12.6 or 12.7 volts? That's a full battery.
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