Tried to go out twice today - Merc 200 troubleshooting help!

[garbubba]

Another tool?, that makes my decision easier spare. I think I'll take it to my mechanic tomorrow.

Thanks

[phatdaddy]

20 bucks on Amazon , plus gives u a way to safely lift the engine. Well worth it

[steplift20]

Gar bubba I'm with you if you have a good mechanic let him do it I know these guys could do it easy and I wish I had half of there knowledge and skills but sometimes it best to go to the mechanic Don't feel bad I can't even get the port side nut off me tilt tube W hen I take mine yo the shop for something I'm going to say, hey can you put on this nut and take that one off Thanks

[steplift20]

Plus if you let them install the stator they will guarantee it I know I had mine changed about four times It kept going bad for some reason once two times in one year Crazy I know

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

20 bucks on Amazon , plus gives u a way to safely lift the engine. Well worth it

Yep. I almost choked when I saw the price on that one. $90 is highway robbery!! Like Phatdaddy said. it also gives you a safe way to lift the engine. (You take out the bolt and screw in a lifting ring where the bolt was... nice, fast and centered on the engine for precise control.) Couldn't be simpler.
Think I paid $25 for mine several years back.

This is pretty much what mine looks like: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Outboard-Mer...ITsLDQ&vxp=mtr for $33.99. I did see one for $14.99 but it didn't have the eye ring.

[garbubba]

Took it to the shop Tuesday, my mechanic doesn't do Mondays.

Told him what I knew, also told him I'd been having an intermittent timing issue, not always but once a trip or so. (i'd be cruising along and it would just speed up) He did a bit of an aha and said it did sound like the stator.

Just called me & said it was the stator, he did get weak spark on one side -- I thought I saw a spark or two on that side but I was using a new tester on a sunny day.

He had a test spare & said all good but doesn't have one to sell. A new one is $600.

Anybody have one? I have a local parts guy I'll call.

What about the new non merc replacements like:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercury-Stat...wUmbuw&vxp=mtr

Need to get it back under it's roof, it's rained 4 inches in 24 hours & ain't stopping!

[garbubba]

Local parts guys turns out to be 5 minutes from the house, has one used, looks like new, for $190.00! I jumped on it, took it to my mechanic.

[spareparts]

CDI is good stuff, but if you got a merc for $190 you did good

[garbubba]

It was a merc part, looked like new and worked fine,ran rough at first but all it took was a new set of plugs, now for this &$%#@ tropical weather to move along so I can use it.

Thanks for the assist guys.