Johnson 60hp no start

[Kcin]

Johnson 60hp no start

I have a 1966 Johnson sea horse model vxl-12r<br />it cranks over really well, good compression, the float is getting fuel, and there is fuel on the ground under the prop.<br />i have taken the carb off and cleaned it it comes apart in two pieces, they were pritty clean, but back to gether and it does not even want to fire up.<br /><br />Any hepl would be great!<br />Kcin

 

[DJ]

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Re: Johnson 60hp no start

Kcin,<br /><br />Got spark?<br /><br />Check your kill switch lanyard, is it there?<br /><br />Also, it's not unusual to "pop" the ignition fuse (under engine cowl) when hooking battery cables up.

 

[Kcin]

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Re: Johnson 60hp no start

ok i will check for the fuse and the kill switch lanyard but where is the kill switch lanyard located!

 

[DJ]

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Re: Johnson 60hp no start

Kcin,<br /><br />It depends on how your helm is set up. Is this a console or tiller model.<br /><br />If it's a console (seperate/remote) steering. The kill switch is either located on the gear shift control box or on the dash. It is a little clip, with lanyard attached, that fits over a button. When removed (fall out of boat) it kills the engine.

 

[Kcin]

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ok it does not have one that i can see, and there is no fuse that i can see either, i looked everywhere the only fuses are under the dash, and they are hooked up for the accessories and hydrolic lift system, and i can not see any spark! but i am a few feet away from the plugs, is it also normal for fuel to exhaust like it did all over the floor?

 

[DJ]

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Re: Johnson 60hp no start

Kcin,<br /><br />My mistake. Didn't see your engine was a '66'. No kill circuit-SORRY! Probably no fuse either for the ignition.<br /><br />The only way to tell if you have spark is to check with a saprk tester (cheap at auto parts store) or plug a spark plug into a boot and lean it up against one of the heads.<br /><br />If you don't have spark. That's a whole a different diagnosis procedure.<br /><br />Yes, you'll get all kinds of "goo" on the flooor if you are not burning the fuel/oil mix.

 

[Kcin]

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well i boiled it down to no spark!<br />what should i do? i cleaned the distributor cap, but i am stuck!

 

[Kcin]

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Re: Johnson 60hp no start

well forget the last reply i have spark on cylinders 2 4 but none on 1 3

 

[JAZZedBW]

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Re: Johnson 60hp no start

Could it be a blown fuse in the engine? I had the same problem. I had the engine rebuilt and when I took my boat to the dock which wasn't even a 1/4th of a mile. I shut down the engine.<br /><br />Then when I wanted to fire it back up, the fuse blew. So maybe that could be it? <br /><br />JAZZ