Help!! 200 Merc W/carbs No Spark

[bluewaterbug123]

Help!! 200 Merc W/carbs No Spark

I have a 2001 200hp carbed merc. It won't stare all the time. The only way I get it to start is while I am cranking over the engine, I have to shut off the safty switch ( the one that is attached to the lanyard that attaches to the pilot and in case the pilot is thrown from the controls it will shut the engine down ) and when I flip the switch back on it will sometimes fire up.Usually it takes half dozen tries. the engine will run fine after it starts in all rpm ranges with no problems at all. There is no spark when I try to start it normally, I have to do the switch thing. Any ideas will be appreciated.<br />Thanks<br />Gary.. from Lantana FL

 

[KCLOST]

Re: Help!! 200 Merc W/carbs No Spark

Re: Help!! 200 Merc W/carbs No Spark

Replace the switch....

 

[bluewaterbug123]

Re: Help!! 200 Merc W/carbs No Spark

Re: Help!! 200 Merc W/carbs No Spark

I had two mec's tell me that it is the stator or the iginition control module. We coulden't get the fly wheel off in the yard so it will have to go to the shop, so we put on the module and that seemed to solve the problem, The mec says that it still has week spark and I should change the stator.<br />Any way he tells me that like I have stated in another post, these motors are notorious for eating oil pump gears, and recomends pre-mixing. I have given it a lot of thought and read a lot of posts and Iam going to pre-mix. I will post more when I get a look at the pump gears.<br />Gary