Wistickbowman
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- May 6, 2010
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I've been trouble shooting my 1984 Merc for the last week and a half. It will start fine and idle fine. At home w/the muffs on, it will also reve fine. When I put it in the water and run it on the boat, it will idle along at slow rpms. When I punch it, the other two cylinders will kick in for a second then out, then in, etc. Kind of like it's shorting and the cylinders are kicking in and out (too quickly in my mind to be any kind of a fuel issue).
First things first, I took it in and had the compression checked - all was okay.
2nd - replaced all fuel lines and bulb to rule that out - no better
3rd - replaced spark plugs - no better
4th - plug wires - same deal
5th - had mechanic test stator - said fine (will come back to this)
6th - replaced switch box (power pack) - no better
7th - bought a 2001 90 hp and mounted that - BETTER!!!!
Now I still want to get this thing going so I can sell the boat I robbed the other motor off of after I get my old motor running on it.
The mechanic at the marina I got the new boat/motor from suggested that the high speed coils in the stator are shot. Another suggested the trigger. Any thoughts before I shuck out another couple hundred bucks on a new stator and another $150 on a trigger???
I called the mechanic back who had tested the stator and asked if he had just checked the low speed stator, and he said yes, and that the only way to check the high speed stator was while on the water.
First things first, I took it in and had the compression checked - all was okay.
2nd - replaced all fuel lines and bulb to rule that out - no better
3rd - replaced spark plugs - no better
4th - plug wires - same deal
5th - had mechanic test stator - said fine (will come back to this)
6th - replaced switch box (power pack) - no better
7th - bought a 2001 90 hp and mounted that - BETTER!!!!
Now I still want to get this thing going so I can sell the boat I robbed the other motor off of after I get my old motor running on it.
The mechanic at the marina I got the new boat/motor from suggested that the high speed coils in the stator are shot. Another suggested the trigger. Any thoughts before I shuck out another couple hundred bucks on a new stator and another $150 on a trigger???
I called the mechanic back who had tested the stator and asked if he had just checked the low speed stator, and he said yes, and that the only way to check the high speed stator was while on the water.
