Delco Remy HEI Distributor in a Mercruiser MCM260

[San_Diego_SeaRay]

Purchased a used MCM 260 on Craiglsist. It was originally built in 1983 and purchased by the Craigslist third party as a remanufactured engine from Michigan Motorz about 5 years ago. I am going thru it, repainting it, checking out the electrical, etc. I now need to buy spark plug wires for the ignition. It has a Delco Remy HEI distributor (I've repainted the cap). Upon researching what wires are required, I realized that I'm assuming this is a marine distributor, installed by Michigan Motorz (or Mercruiser if they supplied Michigan Motorz the remanned motor). But maybe it isn't marine approved? It doesn't have the sticker. So a few questions:

• Have HEI distributors ever been part of Mercruiser's ignition format?
• Is there a way to determine marine vs standard distributors?
• If it turns out that I can use this distributor, should I be using carbon or copper core wires?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Silvertip]

That is NOT a marine distributor as evidenced by the vacuum advance unit. Marine units do not have them and in fact may be detrimental.

 

[Bondo]

• Have HEI distributors ever been part of Mercruiser's ignition format?
• Is there a way to determine marine vs standard distributors?
• If it turns out that I can use this distributor, should I be using carbon or copper core wires?

Nope,.....

Ayuh,... That one Ain't,... shouldn't be a vacuum advance on it,.....

Go for a Delco Voyager system, the complete "Kit" is a decent steal of a deal,....

 

[San_Diego_SeaRay]

OK great thanks for the replies guys. I just happen to have a "backup" Mallory distributor that has been converted to electronic that I can use. It definitely is a marine distributor.

 

[NYBo]

Why would you paint the distributor cap?

 

[San_Diego_SeaRay]

Why would you paint the distributor cap?

To make it look better than it was before...