What I mean raceone is in any one electrical problem in an outboard what is the percentage chance of one component part failing comparded to another. You are right that trouble shooting is getting to be a thing of the past as few have the time to get off the cell phone and video games to learn TS. Have to admit that I don't enjoy TS myself as I am too impatient and at my age tend to forget what I learned if I don't repeat the task on a regular basis. Yes, I know this is the hated by many - parts replacer. But, that is how it is going these days. I don't want the time and trouble of flywheel removal unless totally necessary as it is a long and trying job. If I can replace lets say on a 50 OMC 2 stroke the coil assembly for $35 and the CDI for $60, I'm out $100 that I would much more waste in time as time is $ on that flywheel. So, my idea is to reasonably determine the % chance that is the other 2 components that are quick and easy to change and don't spend half a day of waster time to me. So, I know many that have spent long years TS will not agree with this, but things won't change any more than we are likely to go back to a more moral and rational society any time soon. Like many I simply want to avoid electrics as much as possible. All of the electrical components will or can fail and I want to know my percentages when I change out the part of the likely hood of that being the defective part. I would say that the CDI fails 50% of the time from my experience and wide reading compared to the other parts. So, like many, that is the first part to replace for me if there is no spark. I'm working on an outboard now, that after checking the basics there is only one spark on a 2 cylinder (the most common engine), so I have ordered a new coil set. Might be wrong, but probably not a bad idea to replace and go from there if that is not the problem. All I am asking is what others have experienced if there is such a thing as to the % rate of failure of the electrical parts compared to the other electrical parts.
