CALLING ALL EXPERTS ON 1980 OR OLDER MERC OUTBOARDS

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KPSC1030

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OKAY, BEAR WITH ME HERE. OUR CONTROL BOX SIEZED UP ON OUR MERCURY OUTBOARD AND WOULD NO LONGER GO INTO REVERSE. WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE GUY SAID HE COULD NO LONGER GET PARTS OR ANYTHING TO FIX THE ONE WE HAVE. I NEED TO KNOW FROM ALL YOU EXPERTS WHAT WE SHOULD DO. I HAVE LOOKED FOR THE SAME CONTROL BOX ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND CANNOT SEEM TO FIND IT. PARTLY BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MODEL OR YEAR IT IS. THE OUTBOARD SERIAL NUMBER IS 4698095. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT IS MERC 115HP INLINE 6. THE COWEL COVER HAS BLUE AND RED AND SAYS POWER TRIM. IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT A NEWER BOX ON AND HAVE IT WORK JUST AS WELL WITHOUT GOING TO ALOT OF EXPENSE? ANY THOUGHTS ARE MORE THAN APPRECIATED. WE HAVE BEEN SO ANXIOUS TO GET BACK ON THE WATER.
 
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Mercury140-I6

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Re: CALLING ALL EXPERTS ON 1980 OR OLDER MERC OUTBOARDS

I have a 1979 Merc 115 and have a new Quicksilver 3000 (The kind that all you see is the lever) on it. All they have to do is connect your wireing to the controls and the cables and that should be it. I think I paid 120 for the controls and installation, took about 2 hours. You would also have to put the key switch somewhere on the dash as this control is hidden and there is no key switch on it.<br /><br />Hope this helps<br /><br />Criag
 
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Trent

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Re: CALLING ALL EXPERTS ON 1980 OR OLDER MERC OUTBOARDS

Most parts are not available.<br />You can install a Teleflex/Morse aftermarket control. web page
 
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Merc805

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