The motor came with my Catalina 22 of the same year - probably the original motor. When we went to launch the boat after buying it, the motor (electric start) did nothing. Turns out the ground wire from the battery was pulled out of its terminal. Quick fix. There was also a wire that was grounded to the motor that was running loose and no idea where it belongs, but the motor turned over and ran anyway. A few days later I was out to the boat and started the motor - perfect. 2 days later, this past Friday, all that would happen was that the starter would engage but nothing else. It was getting fuel.
I changed the top plug but lost the new lower one in the water. The old plugs seemed to be OK so I reused them.
Long story short, why would the motor run then 2 days later not run. The loose wire could be part of the shorting system. We are in the middle of a snow storm so no going out to the boat for a week or so. I was going to start by changing the plugs again then trying to check out the shorting system. I have no other ideas.
I changed the top plug but lost the new lower one in the water. The old plugs seemed to be OK so I reused them.
Long story short, why would the motor run then 2 days later not run. The loose wire could be part of the shorting system. We are in the middle of a snow storm so no going out to the boat for a week or so. I was going to start by changing the plugs again then trying to check out the shorting system. I have no other ideas.
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