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    Stator coil ID for merc 9.8: check out this photo

    Hi, can anyone tell me which coils are which on the photo of the attached stator? My stator has all the same coils EXCEPT does not have the five coppper colored coils on the yellow piece. I have a manual start motor, I believe this stator is from an electric start. Are those five coils the...
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    9.8 hp update: good compression, worth repairing?

    Hi, me again with the 9.8 merc. I took compression readings: 135 top cylinder, 130 bottom. No spark, stator wiring looks good, CDI wiring is crumbling and breaking. The lower units shifts good and the skeg and prop look great. Other than the lack of spark, the only thing wrong is the engine...
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    9.8 CDI troubleshooting -- how do I do it?

    I just picked up a 9.8 model 110 and it has no spark, I managed to reconnect the crumbly wires and did the following:<br />1) removed flywheel and lightly sanded the rust off the magneto pickups;<br />2) removed ground wire from kill switch in case switch was shorted;<br />3) checked all wiring...
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    What to do about crumbly wires and no spark??

    I just picked up a 9.8 model 110 for $50 and it has no spark. One of the brown wires that comes from the stator plate (there are two) is broken and is about 3" short. When I went to splice it, it kept breaking off shorter and shorter; what's with this? All the wires seem crumbly. Will one...
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    Evinrude '81 35hp and teleflex steering?

    I have a 1981 Evinrude 35 (E35RLCIG)and want to put my teleflex steering cable through the tilt tube. It seems my tube is a smaller diameter than the cable; I was told the electric start model of my motor will fit the cable. Does anybody know if the tilt tubes are differant diameters on the...
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    TD-20 Questions

    Hello, I just picked up a TD-20 for $41 off a guy next door. I put gas in it and it fired on the third pull. I plan on getting a manual but I'd like to run it a bit this weekend. I noticed the lower unit only has one plug labled "grease". There doesn't seem to be a vent plug. Does this take...
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