83 merc 6 cly no spark

riiko155

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May 26, 2020
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Hi, I have an 83 merc 6cly, 2 stroke nonpowered trim and I had it running great at the end of last season. replaced the water pump and I couldn't get it to start back up due to a dead battery... so winterized it and called it a season. This year I went to try to get it to start... It will turn over very well, but I am not getting spark in any of the 6 clys. Could someone give me a rundown on what I should test? Im figuring the kill switch first, what would the best way be? disconnect the black/ yellow wires from the power packs and the mercery switch? Any help would be greatly appreciated! A Repair manual would be nice also! Thanks!
 

riiko155

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So an update on my problem. I just got the boat to fire up. Only thing i did was pull the controller off the boat and bring it to the back so i can turn the key while volt testing... Leads me to belive theres something lose in the controller. Any common areas to look at?
 

jimmbo

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May 24, 2004
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Bad Key Switch, Loose wire that is now making contact. Broken Wire in Harness is not making contact.
 
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