FishBone

I recently installed a 1989 Evinrude 200 on my boat and after I got done installing the motor, I had my local boat mechanic change the water pump along with a few minor things and check my work. Before I dropped the boat off I started the motor and ran it on 2 seperate occasions and every thing was fine. My mechanic called a few days later and said the job was done BUT the motor was not firing. I went up there to pick up the boat and he spent a good hour with me, showing me how the motor had no spark and then all of a sudden it started up and ran fine. So, I take the boat home start it up again and notice my tach is not reading anything. I checked the power and ground and it looks good. I got home today and went to start up the boat to test another tach I have and it would not start, no spark again. I am at a loss as of where to start to diagnose these problems, but I believe they are related. I am leaning towards new power pack, timer base, or rectifier. What do you guys think?

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Heres the plug from the bad (55psi) cyliner This is the outside of the plug from the #1 cylinder on the opposite side

I havent ran the boat since it happened.Ive got an appointment at my local shop but its been about 2 weeks and im getting impatient.

Thanks for the response. Im pretty much looking for an answer like, " its not blown, it dosent need to be rebuilt and it could be fixed for around 500 bucks" Is this plausible or should I start saving?

I checked the thermostats and there arent any. I dont know why, I guess a previous owner removed them for some reason. With those compression numbers would you think it needs to be rebuilt?

1972 Robalo 19' CC w/ 1983 Evinrude 175 2 weeks ago I took a trip to Hilton Head and after a long day of 3'-4' swells and 20 mph winds I was cruising back through a long stretch of no wake zone and I believe my motor overheated. I smelled something like burnt hair and looked back and saw more than the usual amount of smoke. I immeadiately turned the motor off and trolled back to the boat ramp on the minn kota (which took about an hour). I figured the motor should be cooled off by then so I started her up and everything seemed ok. The next day I cruised through the bay for a little while at around 25mph no problem. After about an hour the motor choked out and was difficult to start again. Once I got it going she would only run 10mph at full throttle all the way back to the ramp. Once I got home I hooked the motor up to the hose and started it up. It sounds like its running pretty crappy so I do a compression check. Heres what I got: 1) 55 1) 87 2) 92 2) 95 3) 95 3) 90 Any ideas as to what could have caused it to overheat? Im not really sure where to go from here, but im afraid I may be looking at a rebuild / repower situation.