Re: 1984 85 hp force outboard blown stator triggerand possibly modules
Ebay! For 800 bucks, you gan get a whole, running engine. Force parts frequently come up for sale on ebay.
Stator is the same for 3 and 4 cylinder engines. All you need to be careful about is that you get the same system. Earlier Forces had quick connect fittings on the ignition parts, later Forces had connections made on a terminal board mounted on the (CD boxes and coils) carrier plate.
I'm sure there is a way to check modules without hooking them up to the stator, but you would need specialized Mercury equipment. Most guys on this forum use the try it and see approach.
By the way: I was just re-reading your post. Take the engine to another marina. This guy does not know what he is talking about. The trigger system is a separate system that only generates about 1/2 volt to signal a gate transistor to dump the capacitor voltage into the coil. I don't believe that anything you do to the stator will affect the triggers--unless you got a back-voltage through the transistor and blew the trigger coils. Highly doubtful. I think the transistor would fail first.
Come on, some of you electronics gurus chime in. Will a blown ststor ruin a trigger module? Shouldn't even ruin a CD box because it would just stop delivering voltage to the capacitors--Right?
