1988 Mercury 70 hp stalls,no start

henryp

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1 have a 1988 merc 70 hp will run fine for weeks at time,then will stall and not restart for hours,has no spark when quits,when brought to dealer,runs fine,sat at dealer for 2 weeks,ran ever time,any ideas
 

Trent

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Nov 17, 2001
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Re: 1988 Mercury 70 hp stalls,no start

Iv seen this many times. Replace the stator.
 

MURX

Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Oct 21, 2001
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Re: 1988 Mercury 70 hp stalls,no start

I'd have a look at the "tilt" switch<br />for the starter interlock it's a mercury switch<br />a freind of mine replaced his stator and lots of other crap after he spent lots of money on non refundable electrical parts he nmoticed the mercury switch for the tilt posistion
 
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