Need a coil for an old Mercury

[BSDenning]

Hey Everyone. Well, I'm going to go ahead and admit that I rarely work on mercury outboards. I've got a few Johnson/Evinrude motors that I tinker around with. So, I'm not formiliar with how to figure out the year of a mercury. I hope someone on here can help me out with this. A friend of mine asked me to see if I could get his motor running. I believe the problem is a bad coil, so I want to go ahead and order a new coil for it. The motor is a 20hp and the serial number is 3884074. It looks to me like it is either a 60's or 70's model, but I hope someone on here can help me get closer to the truth. Also, where can I order a coil for this motor? I tried looking on the i-boats website, but I couldn't find a range of serial numbers that mine fit into. Thanks in advance for your help.

-Bret

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Need a coil for an old Mercury

As per maxrules.com it seems like a '74

 

[achris]

Re: Need a coil for an old Mercury

Bret,

Mercs don't use year for parts... The engine serial number is all you need. Take that to a Merc dealer and he'll find any part you need....

The Merc part# is 339-5288T2. Available at www.mercruiserparts.com

Chris.........

 

[BSDenning]

Re: Need a coil for an old Mercury

I'm looking at page 272 in the Sierra Catalog, but they don't seem to have it.

http://ww2.sierramarine.com/sierra/search/searchmain.html

 

[achris]

Re: Need a coil for an old Mercury

I'm looking at page 272 in the Sierra Catalog, but they don't seem to have it.

http://ww2.sierramarine.com/sierra/search/searchmain.html

I checked too... It appears that sierra don't do that one.... You're going to need to go genuine, see my previous post..

Chris........

 

[BSDenning]

Re: Need a coil for an old Mercury

Wow!!! That coil is $66!

http://www.mercruiserparts.com/partsByNumber.asp

I was expecting $20 - $30 Do you think I can get it cheaper anywhere else?

 

[achris]

Re: Need a coil for an old Mercury

Nobody ever said owning a boat was cheap.... My spark plugs are $24 each, and I need 6 of them, every 2 years!!!

 

[BSDenning]

Re: Need a coil for an old Mercury

I appreciate the help. I think I may see if NAPA has it cheaper. But, if they don't, it looks like I'm going to have to go genuine. lol Thanks a lot for the quick responses!

 

[BSDenning]

Re: Need a coil for an old Mercury

I am not sure if my problem is the coil or not, so I have started a new thread.

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=424336