Fuel/Spark/What am I dealing with, kinda, issues.

[Abe460]

I hope this is the right forum to post in, but if not let me know.

To the point. As I posted I have a 1979 V20 cuddy with the in/outboard. I'm not getting any spark or enough fuel to the motor. I'm pretty sure the fuel issue is caused by the lack of motor running as I can smell fuel in the carb, but doesn't seem enough to run off of. All that aside It's really hard to know anything if you're not sure what it is you're looking at.

How do I identify the engine in this boat? I'ts blue/black/rust/clear caulk, colored. V8, has these weird (removable) caps on the valve covers, opposite of two hoses from valve covers to the carb filter. I know it sounds bad, but this craft ran in Oct of 2007. As you can tell I'm not the mechanic person, but I can fix anything ,engine wise, if I know what I'm looking at.