can you have an intermittant stator failure?

[chewyj]

I have a 1987 70 hp Mercury 3 cylinder. I am having trouble past 1/2 throttle. The trouble is that the engine will cut in and out, but, otherwise, runs fine anything below 1/2 idle. I have been reading other posts that would lead me to a stator type problem, but my problem is very intermittant. I can go an entire fishing trip with no problems, and the next time I go out, it will happen every time I accelerate.<br /><br />I have rebuilt carbs, replaced plugs and wire set; have good compression, and new fuel bulb (bulb never gets soft when problem occurs).<br /><br />Thanks for any help....<br /><br />-Jason

 

[hondon]

Re: can you have an intermittant stator failure?

Yes you can have intermittant ignition component failures.Most of your sensors or charge coils are simply magnetic windings that need a certain amount of resistance to operate.As things heat up or cool down that resistance can change, bringing the unit out of spec and not functional.