Update on possible trigger problem.

[les morgan]

Post from laddies on my original thread said that loss of fire on two cylinders
(1985 merc 50hp 4cyl) was possibly not the stator- should affect all cylinders.
Ordered new trigger and the instructions with the trigger states the following.
----No fire on two cylinders--------
Swap the red with the red/white and the blue with the blue/white stator wires.
If the problem moves, replace the stator.......If the problem stays on the same cylinders, swap the trigger wires from top to bottom, #1 for #3 and #2 for #4. If the problem stays on the same cylinders, replace the pack.
Now my question is, will the trigger cause the loss of fire on the top two cylinders?
Thanks
Les Morgan

 

[Laddies]

Re: Update on possible trigger problem.

Yes, as the instructions say a bad trigger will effect 1 & 2 or 3 & 4 cyls. A stator is checked by swapping the red to red/white and the blue to the blue/white if the problem move it's a bad stator.