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I am in the process of replacing my 50hp blown power head with a complete, working 40hp. The 40 was supposed to be a '96 but appears to be a '95. In order to use the ignition components from my 50hp to the 40hp do I simply need to swap the stator and trigger?
It appears so and I hope to...
I have a 1996 50 hp ELPT Force model number H050412SD with a shattered pinion and forward gear. I have located a used 1996 40 hp complete lower. From my searching it seems these motors are essentially the same. I compared the drive shaft part number on the Mercury parts catalog for all the 1996...