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tominatub

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well I got my dist for my 76' 115 hp merc. it looked great, the seller seemed fair & had great feedback. when I recieved the item & pulled it out of the box I thought I had gotten a gem. I pull the Cap to inspect it & to my surprise I find green corrosion & rust all over the place in there. I even find some water dropletts. I was wondering what I should do if the seller doesn't offer to take it back? <br /><br /><br /> Do I attempt to clean any of these parts or what?<br /><br />I haven't installed it yet so I don;'t know if it works or not. is there anyway I can test the trigger?<br /><br />TC
 
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Re: bit by ebay?

If you got it from me, I'd take it back.<br /><br />THAT said... a lot of those caps have a little green on the contacts. Scrub the cap and then run it through the dishwasher. Also replace the carbon button if needed.<br /><br />When you buy a dst. on Ebay, it's the **trigger** you need to make sure is good. the Cap is mostly window dressing.<br /><br />-W
 
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Re: bit by ebay?

So the guy wont take it back.. <br /><br /><br />Yea, it's not really the cap I'm concerned about, it's the rotor that has rust at it's base & the copper wheel for the trigger that has a green coat of corrosion on it & no telling what the inside workings of the trigger look like. is there a safe way to clean this up before I install it? Can I test it before I install?<br /><br />TC
 
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You can test it by hooking it up to the switchbox, then turning on the key and spinning the dist. I'm assuming you tested the switchbox 1st - RIGHT??<br /><br />-W
 
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Re: bit by ebay?

did he advertise it as a working unit, or was it sold untested?
 
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You have to take everything you get from E-Bay with a grain of salt. I've bit a couple of times with small items. <br />I was looking at a pump this weekend, advertised as new, which it probably was, but the seller candidly posted a picture w/a price sticker visible of $279.00. I went to Lowes and looked at the same product for $149.00<br />Just my 2 cents, nothing to do with boating.
 
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Re: bit by ebay?

Buy from Clams Canino directly he is great! If you click on his name you can see in his profile his ebay info too. Thanks Clams! the cylidar showed up yesterday.
 
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tominatub

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Oh yeah, I consider ebay as a gamble, sometimes you get what you expect sometimes you don't. He did nothing wrong, said it worked when it was pulled off the motor, I failed to ask how long ago it was pulled. Turns out it was several years ago & the item had been stored poorly. lesson learned. <br /><br /> NO suggestions on how to clean this thing? My old dist looks much newer & better than this one on the inside. I guess I could atleast swap rotor. anyone know how?
 
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well I cleaned it up some & tested it by hooking it up to the switch box. I got spark on all plugs, but it was weak @ times.
 
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Originally posted by gss036:<br /> You have to take everything you get from E-Bay with a grain of salt.
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Not "everything", the good guys out there have a return policy. I'm very sure of that. :) <br /><br />As to the original problem, the manual describes the dissasembly of the distributor if you wanna make one outta two.<br /><br />-W
 
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