ohioriverrat
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engine: old late 70s merc 175 black max v6 number 4301235 or so
problem was engine was running rough so had a compression and spark test done.
mechanic said it was running rough because the stator was bad.
he pulled out 2 wires from under the fly wheel going to the power packs and said there should be some voltage on these wires but there isnt.
he obviously knows more than me, but i thought the stator either worked or it didnt. it couldnt work half way, or only on half of it.
is it possible that the trigger is bad instead?
i could be way wrong, but on my motorcycle when the stator when out my bike ran fine, but drained the battery in no time flat.
by the way the mechanic was very impressed with the engine. he did a compression test and checked everything from top to bottom and said i could drive the boat to cuba once i fixed the stator.
not bad for a almost 25 year old mecury 2 stroke i bought for 400. lets see where those new honda 4 strokes are in 25 years..
dont get me wrong i am a honda fan.. but for the price..? are you kidding me?
problem was engine was running rough so had a compression and spark test done.
mechanic said it was running rough because the stator was bad.
he pulled out 2 wires from under the fly wheel going to the power packs and said there should be some voltage on these wires but there isnt.
he obviously knows more than me, but i thought the stator either worked or it didnt. it couldnt work half way, or only on half of it.
is it possible that the trigger is bad instead?
i could be way wrong, but on my motorcycle when the stator when out my bike ran fine, but drained the battery in no time flat.
by the way the mechanic was very impressed with the engine. he did a compression test and checked everything from top to bottom and said i could drive the boat to cuba once i fixed the stator.
not bad for a almost 25 year old mecury 2 stroke i bought for 400. lets see where those new honda 4 strokes are in 25 years..
dont get me wrong i am a honda fan.. but for the price..? are you kidding me?
