No doubt about it. You have a bad switch. Try Walmart or an auto parts
store. If you live near water, try a marine store.
Jim
BlueThunder wrote:
Please excuse my ignorance; I'm not a mechanic. I have a 1984 18 ft
open bow Rinker with a Mercruiser 185 I/O engine. Sometimes when I
turn the ingition switch, nothing happens (no clicking or anything).
After I try it 3 or 4 times, the engine starts fine. Is it likely a
bad ignition switch? As far as I know, it's the original switch. If
it is the switch, ideas on where to get a new one?