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Thank you for that info.

I was only asking about the safety circuit cause if you see post # 10 I said I wasn't sure how those work.

yes spark jumps a gap of 3/8" so, what now?

I also had plugs out and grounded them, yes I have good spark. I need to know how the safety circuit works or if I can start it without that hooked up. It doesn’t fire at all

I’m sorry, not sure what you mean. I have the spark test lights and when I pull start they light up on each one. I put 6 drops of gas in, pulled a few times and nothing happened. How do I know or fix spark at the wrong time?

Can you start these motors without the safety switch?

I have good spark on both when I pull start

I'm wondering if maybe the lanyard switch is giving me issues, i wired the new switch box but not 100% sure how those go in?

I’ve added the six drops and nothing, won’t start

Can I try a shot of starter fluid?

I have done that and nothing, doesn’t even try to start

So I’ve replaced the switch box on my 8 hp Mercury outboard and now have spark, compression and fuel to the carb. When I try and pulls start the motor does nothing, not even try at all to start.. any ideas? Thanks

Hello, I was hoping someone could please help me. I have a 8hp Mercury kicker motor I bout used a few weeks ago. This motor came without the old switch box that was not working( not sure why it wasn’t included in purchase) but I have ordered a new one, installed it. I have spark, compression...

Thanks Chris, I was able to look up the serial number at marineengines.com and found what I was looking for. I ordered one from amazon (cheaper one) but will see how that goes.

Oh, I guess I didn’t mention I bought it used from face book lol

I have recently purchased this little 8 hp motor, pull start, 2 cylinder, that I want to use on my boat as a kicker/trolling motor. The issue is, I bought it knowing the switch box was bad but when I received it, the box was missing along with a few smaller bolts. I now just need to find the...

The sticker is on the mounting bracket and is the only one that I can find on it.

The whole serial number?? That is what the serial number sticker says.

I was wondering if someone could help me out here. I have purchased a trolling motor and don't have much info on it but I know its a Mercury 8 HP, 2 stroke serial number A720798. I am looking for a manual for this motor but don't know how to look it up ie year.

Thanks guy, I will give this info a try.