Force 120 Ignition Problems

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REMiller

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Hello,

I'm new here........and new to boating. I would like some help if someone has any:

My Motor is believed to be a 94 Force 120 by Mercury Marine, I was using the boat and went to start it and it has no spark. I was looking around and found that there was something loose under the flywheel so I pulled the flywheel, removed the Stator and the Trigger Assembly; found the plate with the crank seal on it was real loose with one bolt ready to fall out. Two of the wires on the Trigger Assembly are rubbed down to bare insulation but this doesn't tell me anything. How do I check to see if the Stator is bad or the Trigger Assembly is bad?? I have a Multimeter; I was told that I could check it out with the meter? It also has a newer box on the side of the motor that reads CDI. The Stator has 2 blue, 2 red, and 2 yellow wires. The Trigger Assembly has a white, a violet, a brown and white w/ black stripe. :confused:

Any help would be VERY, VERY appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Kindly!!!
 
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REMiller

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Re: Force 120 Ignition Problems

Never Mind on that last part.....we do not have an L Drive.

Thanks Kindly but now we must figure out if we have an L Drive? :confused: Like I said, we are new to this........any and all help would be VERY appreciated!!! Thank You Again!
 
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pnwboat

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Re: Force 120 Ignition Problems

L-Drive set up has the lower unit seperate from the power head. If your lower unit is bolted directly to the power head, then it is not an L-Drive.
 
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moparman

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Re: Force 120 Ignition Problems

A L-drive is similar to an inboard in that the drive is through the hull with the power head inside[uses a power head like an outboard]. They didn't last but a few years and generally gear box parts may be hard to come by.
 
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