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1990 Mercury 2 stroke 60 hp . Should there be any lube on trigger where it slides around? Installing new stator and switchbox, trigger checks good. Just wondering if it should be dry or lubed
Thank you, my coils match all necessary specs, but I just could not understand why there was continuity between positive and negative posts. I just do not understand electricity. But they work, so I am satisfied.
Not just any thief. This was a Yamaha dealer, that admitted to pulling parts off to test customer's motor, so he said. He only had this motor in to sell for a friend. I had just redone carb and water pump kit for him . This was an 85 18XD with only 30 hours on it. Paint wasn't even scratched...
Using Fluke 110 meter. Just running through the procedure for checking electronics on this engine before trying to start it. Seems some one pilfered parts off it while it was in shop to be sold. Just want to determine what parts were taken and replaced with old ones. Beginning to think they may...
Sorry, there was supposed to be a picture and part # in the post. Didn't notice it was missing. It was stated that the specs shown were correct as tested. Only question is the + and - primary posts show 0 ohms but do show continuity. Should that be so, or a short to ground? Maybe it is supposed...
This Mercury coil reads correct values at all check points. But also shows connectivity between + and - terminals for primary. Would this make it a good or bad coil?
Secondary 9.5
Primary 0.0