A friend picked up a 1994 Merc Force 70 3-cyl. Outboard that someone else attempted to get running (not a pro) and may have substituted parts. The shop my friend usually uses would not work on it once they saw wire nuts, etc. Now I have it. Condition no spark. Not sure of the last time it ran or how many people tried to get it running before me.
I picked up a force manual for the correct year, but it does not describe the stator that I appear to have. All diagrams in the manual appear to have a stator with 2 yellows, one red, and a blue wire. This stator installed is red with an adapter connected to it. Wire colors from stator are 2 yellows, white with green, and green with white. The adapter has the two green/white colors, a black ground, and a blue wire.
I do not have a red wire.
The regulator appears to have been replaced with one that has two red wires. One of these is connected to the switch box red.
When comparing the manual to what I have, I would believe the stator is incorrect. I did read in a forum, however, a testing procedure for a red stator with the wires that I have. It is possible the stator is correct but the adapter is wrong.
Here are my questions:
1. Can I get a correct wiring diagram somewhere that correctly shows these wires and adapter?
2. Is the adapter correct? Seems to me that there should be blue and red wires.
2. Is it easier changing the stator? I am not worried about the 265.00 if I can get this to run.
Thanks for help in advance.
I picked up a force manual for the correct year, but it does not describe the stator that I appear to have. All diagrams in the manual appear to have a stator with 2 yellows, one red, and a blue wire. This stator installed is red with an adapter connected to it. Wire colors from stator are 2 yellows, white with green, and green with white. The adapter has the two green/white colors, a black ground, and a blue wire.
I do not have a red wire.
The regulator appears to have been replaced with one that has two red wires. One of these is connected to the switch box red.
When comparing the manual to what I have, I would believe the stator is incorrect. I did read in a forum, however, a testing procedure for a red stator with the wires that I have. It is possible the stator is correct but the adapter is wrong.
Here are my questions:
1. Can I get a correct wiring diagram somewhere that correctly shows these wires and adapter?
2. Is the adapter correct? Seems to me that there should be blue and red wires.
2. Is it easier changing the stator? I am not worried about the 265.00 if I can get this to run.
Thanks for help in advance.