1983 Johnson 9.9 will not start

[1lineman]

It started up and ran just fine the last time i tried it, now i can not get it to start. Any ideas?

[Joe Reeves]

When was the last time you ran it?

[1lineman]

i ran it a couple of days ago on the lake. I tried it again before i left the lake and it wouldn't start

[Joe Reeves]

S/Plugs should be Champion QL77JC4 plugs gaped at either .040 (strong spark) or .030 (long life).

Check to see if you have compression on both cylinders.

Also check to see if there are any water traces on the spark plugs... or water in the carburetor (drain screw plug).

With s/plugs removed, check the spark to see if it will jump a 7/16" gap with a strong blue lightning like flame... a real SNAP! Does, it?

Does the choke butterfly function properly?

[1lineman]

spark was good, im gonna check it out this weekend thanks