ROCKBOTTOM
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We have a pontoon with a 88-89? Mariner 45 hp 2 stroke 4 cylinder, serial #0B205688. It sat for a couple years, due to the carbs needing to be rebuilt and me not having the time/motivation to mess with it. Got her out this year, and rebuilt carbs. Then it didnt want to start, no spark on all 4 cylinders. Read some forums and the first test I did was kill switch (black/yellow wire) and she fired right up! Bypassed the kill switch and put it on a toggle. Replaced the water pump, put it in the water and went about a half mile up river. My buddy had given me a fuel tank he had laying around and i noticed the ball was suctioning shut so I shut it down and floated it back home. I put my old tank/lines back on it (these worked fine, his just looked nicer), tried to start it up not even 20 minutes later and again no spark on all 4 cylinders. Pulled it out of the water and we did some testing with the meter, the stator had no reading. I ordered a stator from CDI, put it on, and still nothing!! Upon inspection the old stator seemed to be in pretty good condition, so I'm thinking we need to explore other options? Any help, ideas, tests, would be greatly appreciated!! I am about ready to sink it!!