u/shnarfshnarfshnarf

What normal spark looks like

Hi there,

My 2003 90hp 2 stroke mercury wont start. Im wondering if this is what the sparks should look like when testing the spark plugs?

I tried spraying starter fluid into the air intake and still nothing, so i assume it is not a fuel issue. When testing the sparm plugs, i am getting this, and wondered if that is how it is meant to look?

One plug wouldnt spark at all, although I dont know if that would be enough to stop it from starting. The spark plugs were replaced in July.

The boat hasn't been run in 3 months and so I wondered if 3 months old fuel could be causing this issue? The last tine the boat ran, it probably idled for 20 minutes without running as it wouldnt go into gear.

We also replaced the neutral lock lever after finsing it it had snapped, and so im wondering if we may have caused a faulty connection in the control box somewhere.

Thank you!

u/shnarfshnarfshnarf — 3 days ago