What year is my 4.5 HP???

[Stangfire]

Hi guys,<br /><br />Just signed up.<br /><br />I tried searching on how to find the year of my motor but couldn't figure it out.<br /><br />Mercury 4.5 HP.<br /><br />Serial # 7184675<br /><br />Thanks.

 

[Paul Moir]

Re: What year is my 4.5 HP???

Welcome, Stangfire!<br />The problem is that that is a Canadian serial number, and most the sites on the web assume you're American, and have an American Mercury. The folks in Australia and Europe have the same problem.<br />Anyway, I figure that's a 1982 model.<br /><br /> Mercury 4.5hp serial numbers (Including Canadian)

 

[Stangfire]

Re: What year is my 4.5 HP???

Thanks.

 

[Stangfire]

Re: What year is my 4.5 HP???

Hmm,<br /><br />I just called a merc dealer looking for rings and gave him my serial # and he said it's probably an early 70's.<br /><br />He can only sell me a box of 12 rings. I'll keep looking.<br /><br />The cowl on this motor is black with blue writing.

 

[Paul Moir]

Re: What year is my 4.5 HP???

Try The Marine Doctor fairly near you. He's a really good guy, and found me hard to find parts.<br />Another place, try This place in Quebec. - He found me rings for a early 80's 4hp merc a while back.<br /><br />I'm confident in that 1982. If you click on the link I left above, you can see it for yourself. It's a lot better than a 'guess' from a dealer anyway. There were no 4.5hp made in the early 70's - they were in production from '75 to '85.

 

[Stangfire]

Re: What year is my 4.5 HP???

1975 to 1985 Thanks that's good to know.<br /><br />Anyway it looks like this one....<br /><br /> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...tem=2479577358&category=50439&sspagename=WDVW

 

[Stangfire]

Re: What year is my 4.5 HP???

I wonder why the parts diagram and the dealers are telling me there should be 3 rings and yet I only have 2??<br /><br />I think I found some locally. My buddy is picking them up for me. Hopefully they are the right ones.

 

[Stangfire]

Re: What year is my 4.5 HP???

I found some rings for $5 each.<br /><br />Put them in last night.<br /><br />Decided to check my impeller and it's no good. I'll have to pick a new one up.