racerone;n106719---Tassie1----Have you priced the electronic ignition parts for say a 98 Johnson 9.9 model 4 stroke and compared that to the universal magneto parts ?[/QUOTE said:
no l have not priced those parts, in either 2 stroke or 4 stroke lol
l assume they are pricey,
but once fitted they last for years without any attention needed untill expiring
unlike points,
and thats if you can find magneto parts that aren't NLA,
I've owned other motors with points etc ( ok, they were chryslers lol ) too much mucking about for me
l still have a '81 johnson ( not points but still dead ) in the shed that in its hard life only had a starter solenoid fail,
piston gave up the ghost in 2014, never worried about repowering untill earlier this year as we had other boats,
35 odd years ain't too bad l thought,
anywho, looking at a Uk British Seagull fb site earlier today and saw a post about a " perfect condition excellent running Seagull motor"
" HASN'T BEEN ON A BOAT IN NEARLY 20 YRS "
Says it all really.
lol