Electronic ignition in a Merc 2.2?

[nola mike]

I have an '89 Merc 2.2; bought it last year as a kicker, and am just now trying to get it reliable. FINALLY found an impeller for it, which was difficult. Cleaned the carb. Wouldn't start, cleaned the points. Now running fairly well. Have no idea how old the points are and would like to changed them, but it appears they are NLA. I've read about generic electronic conversion kits, but don't know where to start on this. Any help would be appreciated...

 

[nola mike]

Re: Electronic ignition in a Merc 2.2?

Anyone?

 

[nola mike]

Re: Electronic ignition in a Merc 2.2?

Still looking for an answer to this--can't believe nobody has any info?

 

[nola mike]

Re: Electronic ignition in a Merc 2.2?

I'll bump this again. Still no answers...

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: Electronic ignition in a Merc 2.2?

Maybe no responses because there isn't such an animal. :noidea:

 

[carholme]

Re: Electronic ignition in a Merc 2.2?

Parts List:

2.2 H.P. - Mercury, Mercruiser, Force, etc. Parts Lookup

See item 20 under RECOIL STARTER AND IGNITION COMPONENTS

New Genuine Quicksilver Mercury 95237 Ignition Breaker Point Contact Points | eBay

Gerry

 

[nola mike]

Re: Electronic ignition in a Merc 2.2?

Parts List:

2.2 H.P. - Mercury, Mercruiser, Force, etc. Parts Lookup

See item 20 under RECOIL STARTER AND IGNITION COMPONENTS

New Genuine Quicksilver Mercury 95237 Ignition Breaker Point Contact Points | eBay

Gerry

Thanks for that Gerry. Though nos parts aren't really a long term solution. Here's what I was thinking of: Brian Miller's Conventional Ignition, Electrical and Crank Trigger Electronic Ignition Parts and Kits
I may be a guinea pig and give it a shot...

 

[nola mike]

Re: Electronic ignition in a Merc 2.2?

Well, went ahead and got that conversion kit (nova 2) for $12. Didn't see why it wouldn't work. And it looks like it does work. Too windy to take it out today, but I did get it started and ran it for about 15 seconds. Super easy to do. Pulling the flywheel was the hardest part. Disconnected the points and condenser, and put one wire from the primary coil to the module. Other terminal from the module went to ground. Mounted the module where the points were (needed a longer screw). Boom. Done. I can't conceive of a reason why you'd change the points rather than do this. Cheaper than points, I'll never have to adjust again, and will never need to pull the flywheel to replace. I'm really shocked that apparently nobody has tried this before?

 

[nola mike]

To Jsavage: The new lovely Iboats board won't let me respond to your PM...so:
I tried 3 units on it. The first worked great, but blew out. Second and third I couldn't get to fire at all. The 4 magnets fire the thing too damn fast--it would be something like 20k rpm, which I think is too much for it. Somehow ended up getting water in the cylinder and it seized. When I freed it up I don't have much compression. Havent had time to mess with it. Short answer--stick with the points. My next step was to find an aftermarket point set... Lack of parts means this motor is likely a goner...