Ignition Problem 1989 60HP Mariner

[ppeter4685]

I was cruising with my 1989 Mariner 60 HP outboard at about 3/4 throttle when suddenly, without my touching any controls, the engine RPMs dropped to what seemed to be near idle speed for a few seconds, and then the motor quit completely. It will turn over but not start. There were no warning signs of any sort that the motor may have ignition problems. I have determined that I have no spark. Does anyone have any suggestions about what the highest probability problems are that I should test for?

 

[fastjeff]

No easy, obvious source. You need to see if the stator and trigger coils are okay (test with an ohm meter). But before you do that, disconnect the black/ yellow tracer wire from the switch box and see if that's the problem.

Jeff