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    Mercury 175 V6 stator coil is dead.

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    Mercury 175 V6 stator coil is dead.

    I am in Canada, Ontario, (which complicates things a fair bit :) ) . I am monitoring E-bay for few weeks already. When I am asking seller to test coils with continuity tester they usually stop talking...
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    Mercury 175 V6 stator coil is dead.

    Thanks Racerone. Do you have any specifics, by chance? Whole stator is encased into compound - which coils is which? internal connections , etc....
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    Mercury 175 V6 stator coil is dead.

    Hello team. I am the owner of Mercury V6 175HP from 1976 (or close). Motor currently is not in running condition - stator coil is broken. I am checking with tester and it shows open circuit (infinity) between one part of blue and red. There two sides - red to ground and blue to ground -...
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    Mercury V6 175 outboard stator issue. What are my options?

    OK. I am continuing to troubleshoot stator and here is what I have found. Each pair of blue/red wires has a tap to the ground diving winding into two unequal(!!!) parts with resistance 6 Kohm approximately and 200 ohm respectively. I heard from somebody that higher resistance part is...
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    Mercury V6 175 outboard stator issue. What are my options?

    Hello fellow Mercurians. I am restoring '76 V6 Mercury outboard and, while testing ignition, I found that one side of cylinders has no spark. I checked resistances on stator and on switch box comparing between working and non working sides and found that blue/white wire from stator is open...
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    Engine turning over very slowly

    Try to verify following: 1. Remove plugs and rotate flywheel by hand. Do you need extra force to do that ? Oil in cylinders might get too viscous and there is too much of resistance. Spraying into cylinders diesel/acetone mix will help to "unfreeze" 2. Wire jumpstart cables directly to the...
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    Power trim on older Mercury 175 problems

    This is new (to me) 1977-ish Merc v6 175 outboard with power trim. It was stored for the long time outside and I am trying slowly bring it back to life. I connected fresh battery and tried to move it up and down with power trim buttons on remote side mounted control unit. I can hear click...
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    Removing Mercury remote control unit from side panel

    Tying to attach picture And it worked !!!
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    Removing Mercury remote control unit from side panel

    Good day everybody. First post here. Recently I acquired 16' boat with Mercury outboard v6 175HP 1976' . It was a good deal money wise - motor is in good condition, trailer is good as well, boat, however require quite a bit of work. Floor and stringers are gone completely, transom is a question...
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