1973 9.5 evinrude, no spark

[ghorhuik]

my 9.5 evinrude spent an hour under water this fall and i've been unable to get it to start since. 2 weeks before it took a swim i'd replaced the points, coils and condencors(sp), and after the swim i removed and cleaned the carb and replaced the spark plugs. even tried using quickstart pulling it over and nothing. i suspect it's not getting spark. would an hour under water ruin my bran new points, coils etc? any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreceated. thanks

[boats.net]

It is possible that the points and condensor have been compromised. I recommend at minimum througly cleaning and recapping the points. You should also verify that there is no spark.

[ghorhuik]

i've had the plugs unscrewed but connected, while pulling over the motor and can't see a spark. it'll blow my voltage meter if i hook it up. is there another way to test other than visually or by touch? lol

[boats.net]

visibly is the easiest, you can also check spark by hooking up a timing light. The Timing light will only work if the cylinder its connected to has spark.