how to find the year model of my merc 1150

mj1968

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I was told it was an 88 model when I bought the boat, now I'm replacing wires and I need what seems to be a magnito. how can I find more info on this 115 hp mercury 1150 thunder bolt ignition serial number 4395878
 

hotrod53

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Re: how to find the year model of my merc 1150

From what I see it comes up as 1976, something must be wrong, that's a big difference. Is it black and has blue stripes on it?

Here is what I used: http://www.marineengine.com/mfr/mercury_models.html

This one shows the same: http://store.eastcoastmarineservice.com/category_s/2687.htm page down to '74 - '76

http://store.eastcoastmarineservice.com/category_s/882.htm There are links to parts here too. once you figure out what you need, Iboats offers a lot of parts and decent prices.
 

Chris1956

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Re: how to find the year model of my merc 1150

You may look it up at the Maxrules.com website model guide. I will bet it is '75 or '76. it had a distributor ignition right? 1988 motors have the six coil ADI ignition.
 

79Merc80

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Re: how to find the year model of my merc 1150

Which of these does it look like?
 

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