Is that normal that the timing is completely off?
There was no issues with triggering the spark, but the timing must have been more than 30° ATDC, or 40° BTDC, because the stroke light showed a black area on the flywheel, compared to the old trigger.
How could it possibly be so far off?
I'm...
I own a 1995 Mercury 50hp, 2 stroke.
There was no spark, so I replaced the stator and trigger with aftermarket parts.
When starting there would occasionally be large explosions. When I removed the spark plugs, cylinder 1 and 3 had a lot of lingering smoke. Motor never started.
I bought a...