I have a 1974 Mercury 850 Serial #4100979<br />has the Thunderbolt battery CD ignition, with the trigger in the distributor. I was wondering if it was possible to use a Distributor-Magneto Setup from a Eariler 4 cylinder Mercury 4 Cylinder (Mark 30?) in place of the existing...
I have heard a few bits here and ther about using an Automotive style Alternator (spark shielded 1-wire inboard alternator perhaps) but there was discussion about pulleys and side loading the top crankshaft bearing, so i started thinking about it, what if the alternator were mounted above the...
I have a 1974 mercury 850 (85 HP) serial # 4100979<br />I was wondering how long the ignition system on this motor could run from the battery? :confused:
I have a bad stator on my outboard and since I have the whole winter and nothing to lose I was thinking of re-winding it myself, it's off a '74 merc and only charges the battery, so it seems pretty straightfoward, anybody ever tried this before or have any suggestions on it?
Where is the best place to get a replacement stator? (Aftermarket, OEM, etc..) I have a 1974 Mercury 850 (85HP) with CDI ignition, it has the 2 lead battery charging-only stator, also, does anybody know the how many amps this one produces?
I have a merc 850 with a belt driven distributor, the stator does nothing but charge the battery on this model, so i don't see why I would have to have all these conversions done. Could I not just rob the distributor from an earlier model, and set everything up like a traditional ignition circuit?
I have a 1974 Mercury 850 (85 HP), and I am wondering if, in the intrest of simplicity, if it is possible to convert from the factory equipped "Thunderbolt" (electronic) CDI <br />ignition to an earlier "points" ignition? and if so what parts I would need to scavenge for?<br /><br />Thanks in...
