I'm replacing the ignition coils on my 40 horsepower Mercury outboard 1982 Thunderbolt ignition model. Oh and it's a two stroke. When I was ordering the parts I noticed that the old coils have been replaced by a newer version. My question is, how do I install these new ones?
On the old coils...
By no means do i know what im doing but i have a manual for my motor and am trying to learn as i go, but i dont see anything about this in the manual.. So here it is.
As i am rebuilding my motor (swaping out old parts with new, gaskets, plugs, wires etc) i removed the ignition coils, and what...
Hey guys, this has been my first time tearing down my outboard as far as i have right now, it was/is running perfectly fine, only reason for doing it is bebecause the cast alluminum arms that attach from the cylinder block cover to the starter broke off and im attempting to remove it in order to...
the arms that connect the cylinder block or crankcase to the starter cracked and broke off, possibly from too much too much torque on the wench plus vibration of the motor / bouncing around during transport. Mercury says it's made of cast aluminum, I don't know much about the mechanics of an...
Hey guys, I just received an order I placed for new spark plug wires for my 1982 40hp 2 stroke electric start Mercury outboard. but looking at it now in my hand, it doesn't appear to be the same thing that I pulled off of my outboard. I placed an order for the same part number that I got from...
hey y'all, has anyone made their own rod holder to place in their garage? If so can you tell me what your idea was and how it worked out? Need some tips or good ideas, pics would be great too. Also how they are mounted..
Anyone want/need a fishing buddy? I love to fish but don't always have someone to go with and would rather not go alone. Plus I want to learn to stripper fish.
If so let me know via pm.
Hey yall, i'm trying to complete my boat project and I'm getting closer to being done everyday. Wiring my accessories is literally one of the last 3 or 4 things I need to do list.
I am using a deep cycle RV/Marine battery and have already purchased and mounted my nav lights (bow and stern) as...
I have a 1982 40 hp "2 stroke" Mercury outboard that I purchased a few months back. I changed the impeller and gear oil as well as the starter brushes due to a bad brush. I just put it in the water last week and it started and ran fine.
After pulling the boat back out of the water and onto the...
SORRY FOR THE LOOOOOOONG POST! but I just want to make sure I give you all as much info to my problem as possible.
Is my starter a gonner?
I'm not too mechanically inclined to begin with, and this will be the first outboard I do any work on, other than changing a spark plug or impeller.
I...
A few months back, I purchased a 40 HP mercury outboard (electric start) which i'm putting on my little fishing boat, the guy I bought it from gave me the throttle/shifter unit that he had used with it, as well as the harness that he used for this outboard. along with everything he gave me came...
So I just changed the impeller on a 1982 Mercury outboard 2 stroke electric start.
I felt confident that I could do this, after having done it on my other boat with the mercruiser alpha 1 gen 1 out drive, BUT here is my issue. I started off by shifting into drive before I started disassembling...
my last visit to the lake, I experienced an issue with one of my batteries. I have two in the boat (don't know which kind off hand) but one of them drained and would not start my boat. luckily I wasn't running both of the batteries at once. I was able to switch over to the other battery and go...
After overheating extremely and changing impeller, exhaust bellows and gaskets, waterpocket cover and gear lube. My engine runs fine. But the oil pressure guage never moves from 80 psi. Even when is turned off. What gives??? I was about to do an oil change, but should I wait? What can I do...
while removing my outdrive for the first time, an unknown piece fell out, i believe it goes in the exhaust area, its a water something or other. any how, does the gimbal housing need to be removed in order to access the lower exhaust so I can replace it? or should I be able to to reach it from...
