weird problem

[jvb]

before i get yelled at, i know this is the wrong forum for my model. i have posted this question in the chrysler section, but nobody seems to know. the people following this forum seem to be more knowledgable and thought i would give it a shot here.<br /><br />once in a while, my chrysler outboard will not start. the starter spins the flywheel, but the motor will not fire. if i run a wire from the positive terminal on the battery to the positive terminal on the coil, there is a small spark and then the motor will fire right up as soon as you touch the key. 95% of the time, this is never a problem. but occasonally this happens and the only way to get the engine to fire is to run that wire. any ideas about what to do?

 

[CATransplant]

Re: weird problem

Check all your connections...from the ignition switch to the coil. Sounds like a bad connection. When you directly connect the battery to the coil, it sparks and that's probably temporarily fixing the corroded connection.<br /><br />Remove and clean all terminals. I'll bet that solves your problem permanently.<br /><br />But you're right, and this will probably get moved back to the Chrysler forum.

 

[jvb]

Re: weird problem

thanks, i will try that... i figured this would get moved, but had to take the chance

 

[jvb]

Re: weird problem

ok, connections to the coil are good. problem still exists. could this be a bad coil? or could there be some other connection before the coil that is causing this?

 

[CATransplant]

Re: weird problem

Could be a bad coil. Could also be any connection in the line from the battery to the switch to the coil. Check 'em all. Could even be the ignition switch itself.