70 hp Mercury won't start

[farmtruck56]

I'm not getting any fire to the plugs, troubleshooting suggestions are greatly welcomed.<br />1987 70 hp Mercury 3-cylinder.

 

[noshelter]

Re: 70 hp Mercury won't start

check the battery, and plugs

 

[paddy87]

Re: 70 hp Mercury won't start

Had similiar problem on merc 50hp. Check for wroughted cracked wires coming from stator under fly wheel.

 

[farmtruck56]

Re: 70 hp Mercury won't start

I've checked out all leads going to the coils, its strange, all 6 leads have a negative charge. I disconnected the kill switch wire from the switch box, still no fire; I've reversed the red and blue wires leading into the switch box to test the lower stator, still nothing. Any suggestions??

 

[farmtruck56]

Re: 70 hp Mercury won't start

Little help please.

 

[trumpetbucks]

Re: 70 hp Mercury won't start

FarmTruck:<br /><br />Sorry I don't have any good advice for you - I'm not very good on the electrical side of things. You haven't mentioned whether you've checked the stator or not - did you?<br /><br />Also, I would suggest that you post a new topic if you don't get some more answers today and restate your problem and mention everything you have tried. A lot of the experts here will see that you've had 5 replies now and might not even look at your question (they will assume one of us helped you get it fixed!).<br /><br />Good luck!

 

[KennyKenCan]

Re: 70 hp Mercury won't start

Does this motor have remote controls?<br /><br />If it does, try this.<br /><br />Disconnect the harness that goes to the dashboard and then attempt to start the engine by jumping the starter celiniod.<br /><br />If engine starts, the problem is on the dash board, ie...ignition switch, nuetral safety switch, or stop lanyard.<br /><br />To stop the engine, make sure that the key is off position, and reconnect the harness.<br /><br />Kenny

 

[farmtruck56]

Re: 70 hp Mercury won't start

what's the best way to check the stator?<br /><br />Thanks

 

[greasemonkeyozi]

Re: 70 hp Mercury won't start

Check for continuity. Your stator could possibly be one in about 5 parts that has gone bad. Its hard to just say to check for continuity, you need a shop manual to give you perfect troubleshooting guids.<br /> If you have a swichbox, that could be burned up. Then again it can be your coil pack. You can take any coil pack to auto zone and they will test it for free. <br /> Do double check all ground connections throughout your engine. 1 broke wire can mess everything up.

 

[Trent]

Re: 70 hp Mercury won't start

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