I have a Merc 850 (76) distrubitor-less ign. Went to do an Ohms check on the coils, Am I supposed to have continuity between the POS and NEG terminals on the coil with the wires disconnected?
I bourght a Chrysler boat that has a Merc 850 (Can) serial # 7083068 Year 76-77. Here's my situation, the plug from the remote has been cut off. I have the Factory service manuel, and have all the wires hooked up correctly. went to start the engine and got no spark, now by looking at the wiring...
Im looking at the wiring diagram for my remote and the white wire (F) dead-ends at the plug. my problem is the guy i bought the boat from cut the plug off and wired direct to the engine does this white wire need to be connected to the engine. the diagram showes it required to run. Is the wire...
Got a 76-77 merc 850 (CAN) it turns over but got no spark. Did the Ohms check on the trigger checked good, Stator checked bad and coils checked bad per Shop manuel, then checked rectifer and it also checked bad. Am I on the right track in finding the problem? and how do I check out the switch...
