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Originally Posted by idreamOfSailing
. . . . . . the issue is I cannot get her to start after a carb rebuild . . . . . . I'm thinking ahead about timing as well, if there's no issue with spark then that has to be the reason. Does this sound like reasonable logic?
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No, not to me. The engine ran, you rebuilt the carb and now the engine doesn't run. The logical place to start is with the only thing that was touched since it last ran - the carburetor. This assumes there has been no change or manipulation of the ignition system since it last ran. If there has you may be dealing with multiple issues.
Q1: is there fuel in the carburetor bowl, yes or no?
Q2: is the idle air adjustment screw pre set at the default position, 1½ turns off the seat?
Q3: is the choke closing fully?
Q4: are the carburetor halves seated together properly?
Q5: is the carburetor properly mounted to the manifold flange?
Q6: have you kept the raw water intake thru-hull closed during no-start cranking?
edit: here's a brief thread from 10 years ago:
https://www.moyermarineforum.com/for...ead.php?t=4288