Help with 1999 40 hp Force motor no spark

[jeffk2]

Have no spark on my pontoon motor. Ran fine across the lake shut down to fish wouldn't start back up. Got a tow and then it fired twice but that was it. No spark at the plugs. All the fuses I Gould find are good. Any ideas?

 

[msharp]

Look under the flywheel . If it's a RED stator it's probably bad. But it could be a few things.

 

[GrandLakeGAR]

I had a 94 40 HP Force once. Stator went bad on it too but I don't remember just what the symptoms were. I was told the original stator was a common problem on those motors after Mercury took them over.

 

[jeffk2]

Look under the flywheel . If it's a RED stator it's probably bad. But it could be a few things.

Yes it is red

 

[jeffk2]

So boat went into the shop and week later when they went to work on it, it started right up. He said he can't find anything wrong?

 

[K.Kiser]

Disclaimer: I'm not an outboard mechanic..

Does anyone on here know if the engine could possibly have a thermocouple in the system that kills spark if the engine is past a certain temp, allowing it to operate fine once cooled..?