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I have a Mercury Thunderbolt 850, serial 4368740. I find the white wire connected to the rectifier on the same terminal as the red wire. The diagram i have shows the white wire should connect to the switch box somewhere. The engine runs but the gauges and ignition are hot all the time. I'm not...
I have a 76 Merc 850. When the throttle is in the nuetral position the neutral switch isn't made. i have to pull the control in the slighty (maybe a little more than slighty), in order to make the switch and start the engine. is this normal and or how is this adjusted?