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yep . One of the things that makes a good mechanic ( or any repair man ) is the ability to diagnose the problem and one advantage a multicylinder motor has over a single banger is the immediate proximity and availability of substitute parts for diagnostic purposes ....by all means swap things...

Yes but the spark would be in the wrong place but if you then get spark on #2 coil it would indicate that the cdi was crook

crazy really because its obviously the same guy , and I would guess that 99.9% of people who recognize it will know it from a Mad comic and not from earlier things :D

:LOL::LOL: oooh well done you BUT did you suss the legal crap before or after you used the 1st Alfred E Neuman image ( I see you changed it ) was the 1st one not covered by the "in the public domain " clause ?:D:D

yeah I get that , and the time frame . There is a family hardware shop in Invercargill ....been there for decades , I know 3 generations of manager , Fastest Indian shop , called E Hayes and Son and they stock an unbelievable pile of stuff . I have often driven the 60kms to get something...

I was looking for a 32mm ring spanner , 38bucks on ali........89 at the local hardware ....similar quality AND the local guy moaned at me for not supporting him .........9ah 18v Makita battery local $279 .........I can get 2 genuine Makita 9ah 18v batteries off aliexpress for $105 ( I did so a...

yep DC comics

yeah Im not big on joining safety chains ........for the length involved Id go new.

there should be 3 yellow wires .... these are the 3 phases from the alt and should go to the reg / rect you replaced . resistance should be between 0.1 ohm and 1 ohm between any two yellows ( check them all ) and open circuit between any yellow to ground .

far out .... long way :D

yeah , we get them here too .... same guys that have their skis or surf board bolted to their roof rack ( they swap them over depending on the season ). A guy up the road has a Hilux that has all the crap on it and lifted so high its damn near undrivable ....and the noise off the tires on...

no they're not 😉 , peeps that put them on their vehicles think they are but they arn't:D:D

I would say at a guess that you have also got a fried alternator , For the reg to have a hole burnt in it something has got very hot , usually a short in the reg and that will cause high current flow in the alt windings and fry them too . you need to disconnect the 3 wires from the alt and...

on motorbike the concentric ally rings you mention are called labyrinth seals , and they dont actually contact the crankshaft , Im not sure of the clearance but it aint much .:)

yaah I get it now :):)

With reeds on both sides or just one ?

the design of the plenum could have a bearing on the 120 deg intake pulses , being that one carb would be drawn on evenly its the physical location of two carbs in relation to the reeds that becomes an issue , however I suspect the Mercury probly didnt spend a lot of time or money worrying...

Thanks jimmbo . Guess it what one is used to seeing , all the motorbikes I recall had one carb per pot , and then I saw some 2 strokes feeding multiple cylinders from a plenum with one carb ( I guess a bit like a V8 with a 2 or 4 barrel carb on a distribution manifold ) ....so why not 2...

Ha ha I bet Joe has to " substantiate his identity " after posting that avatar then 😂😂

Yeah ,Im thinkin the 2 carbs for 3 cylinders is a bit of a patch job using what was laying around at the time ....and probly same thing with the small-ish lower unit .🙂