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"I have a 2000 Tige 22i with t
"I have a 2000 Tige 22i with the Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI (170 hrs). I've had an intermitant problem with this engine. After running in the water for varying amounts of time (once shut off) the engine won't restart. Cranks over fine. I first suspected water in the fuel - checked and nothing found. It did it again yesterday and this I had tools onboard and checked for spark at the coil. There wasn't any so I replaced coil. Engine fired up after a couple cranks and idled fine. Couple minutes later engine died at idle. Checked for spark on the new coil - none. Re-checked my grounding and tried again - still no spark. Tried again and zapped myself on the next crank. So I have an intermitant spark - any ideas. One other thing I noticed when replacing the coil. There are two wires (one white and one red) going to the terminals and the coil wire in the middle. A couple of inches away, on one of the wiring harnesses, is a black wire with a washer type connector on the end. This wire is zip tied back onto the harness. I haven't noticed any misses or anything, as the engine runs and pulls great, except for this issue. Should I start looking for gremlins????"
"I have a 2000 Tige 22i with the Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI (170 hrs). I've had an intermitant problem with this engine. After running in the water for varying amounts of time (once shut off) the engine won't restart. Cranks over fine. I first suspected water in the fuel - checked and nothing found. It did it again yesterday and this I had tools onboard and checked for spark at the coil. There wasn't any so I replaced coil. Engine fired up after a couple cranks and idled fine. Couple minutes later engine died at idle. Checked for spark on the new coil - none. Re-checked my grounding and tried again - still no spark. Tried again and zapped myself on the next crank. So I have an intermitant spark - any ideas. One other thing I noticed when replacing the coil. There are two wires (one white and one red) going to the terminals and the coil wire in the middle. A couple of inches away, on one of the wiring harnesses, is a black wire with a washer type connector on the end. This wire is zip tied back onto the harness. I haven't noticed any misses or anything, as the engine runs and pulls great, except for this issue. Should I start looking for gremlins????"