I have a 1974 85 HP mercury that I rarely used and preped the motor for long term storage - anyrate,<br />the wiring in the engine from the connector plug inward (ie. to the solenoid, switchbox, and rectifier all just <br />dried out and cracked (amazing just like old house wiring from the 50's and this engine was stored - you could eat off the engine - even smells new)<br /> - since this is a factory sealed wiring harness with connector assy, does anyone have <br />this part available - the Mercury number is 52771 <br /><br />Also, FWIW, I noted several listings discussing engines running fine then bogging or just quitting when pulling loads <br />my 1974 did this early on (three weeks old) and the dealer never found the cause - years later it died out of warranty as one would<br />expect and I found that the problem was the distributor pickup as one dealer parts person told me Mercury <br />had a bad run on those parts - replaced it and no problems afterward.<br /><br />Any info is appreciated.<br /><br />richard schmitter<br /><br />banknote@sbcglobal.net
