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Originally Posted by spareparts
thee older mercury( and many other outboards)wires were solid stainless core, hence they rarely go bad. The newer wires are resistor core so as not to screw with electronics. My personal experience, OEM marine wires are far better quality than aftermarket or automotive, I'm guessing it has more to do with spark arrestment than making wires that last forever.
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Good to know. I screwed up one wire on my 175 Evinrude Ocean Pro while using a cup wire brush in a drill to remove some corrosion from the head. But since I don't use the engine (It's a spare from a boat I bought that I scrapped) I really don't want to sink a lot of money in it. So the automotive wire sounds like the way to go for me for this case. Thanks for the feedback Spare. 
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