72 Evinrude 25hp: Ran, but no longer after points/condenser replacement

[renaldoaoa]

So, i finished installing the breaker points, and condensers. I hooked up the battery and gas and 5 sec of cranking, she fired right up.

On my trail run i had it wide open for maybe 10 mins, then i lost power. While still in gear, i was sitting there (feeling like idle), so i put it in idle and i swear i could've rev'd the motor off the boat. After a few mins, i put it back in gear, and away i went with full power as before. Maybe 10 or 15 mins later, it did the same thing. I slowed it down (almost shutting it off), and put it in neutral for 10 sec, the away i went. The third time it did this, it just quit on me and i had to troll myself back to the house, which was a short distance away.

Now, when i try to electric start it, it's hardly turning if it turns at all. That is pretty much what it was doing before that alerted me to changing all this stuff to begin with. I don't have my sparkplug tester with me, but at least the top plug doesn't appear to be firing, however it's difficult to tell atm.

Just curious if anyone happens to have tips for me check on. By the time someone posts, ill prolly have the flywheel back off for an inspection

 

[racerone]

Waterpump impeller looked at ?--------Have you test run with a " known to be good " tank and hose ?

 

[boobie]

Good battery ?? All connections clean and tight ??

 

[renaldoaoa]

Waterpump impeller looked at ?--------Have you test run with a " known to be good " tank and hose ?

Tank and hose are new. The water pump impeller seem to be working good.

 

[schematic]

did you have the coils out? If so, maybe alignment too close to flywheel

or maybe screws left loose

 

[renaldoaoa]

Good battery ?? All connections clean and tight ??

Battery has power (used jumper cables on truck also), the connections could be an issue since I've rigged up a few things, but I kinda feel like they're ok.

This engine is a combo of elec/pull start. I am having issues with the flywheel turning using both these methods. Pulling it there's almost no way it'll turn, and electric it would seem like the battery is low, but it just hard to turn it. I think my issue now is that since i really cant get it to move freely to turn it.

 

[renaldoaoa]

It was having this issue (flywheel not moving freely) before i decided to change Points/condensers. After changing those, it moved freely and cranked right up.

Of course now it's reverted back.

Before i put these new components in, it seems like the flywheel moved more freely when i had 1 plug not screwed in when i was checking for spark. That was before all of this tho.

 

[lindy46]

If the flywheel is not turning, something is bound up. Could be the coils hitting the flywheel. Also, try dropping the lower unit and see if she turns over any better.