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Bob Kyser
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" Wifey says, get it fixed, do
" Wifey says, get it fixed, don't spend anything, or sell the ______ thing.
I've been playing with my '70 80hp Merc ser#2881497 with Thunderbolt Ign. for 3 years.
Ran fine, pulled into a spot for lunch, wouldn't start. Took it to marina that specialized in old boats. They had it for a year (literally, beginning of one summer to the middle of the next) Changed switch box and put the crappiest used external wire harness ( bare wires showing, green with corrosion) charged me $300.00. and sent me on my way with the 2 lower cylinders not firing. I thought it was the carb on the bottom two, while fiddling with it for 10 minutes, engine quit, no spark, no refunds, no fishing.
Tried I boats web page, advice.... buy a new one! I really want to keep this one, and if I sell, probably won't get a new one. I replaced internal wires with new wire of same guage. Tested and found rectifier is bad ( read on this site that it can't be the problem) have the manuals... original merc and the other one... can't find anything else wrong.
What do I do next?
Thanks... and sorry for the long post, just trying to give detail.
Bob "
" Wifey says, get it fixed, don't spend anything, or sell the ______ thing.
I've been playing with my '70 80hp Merc ser#2881497 with Thunderbolt Ign. for 3 years.
Ran fine, pulled into a spot for lunch, wouldn't start. Took it to marina that specialized in old boats. They had it for a year (literally, beginning of one summer to the middle of the next) Changed switch box and put the crappiest used external wire harness ( bare wires showing, green with corrosion) charged me $300.00. and sent me on my way with the 2 lower cylinders not firing. I thought it was the carb on the bottom two, while fiddling with it for 10 minutes, engine quit, no spark, no refunds, no fishing.
Tried I boats web page, advice.... buy a new one! I really want to keep this one, and if I sell, probably won't get a new one. I replaced internal wires with new wire of same guage. Tested and found rectifier is bad ( read on this site that it can't be the problem) have the manuals... original merc and the other one... can't find anything else wrong.
What do I do next?
Thanks... and sorry for the long post, just trying to give detail.
Bob "