about the starter solenoid?

[Crappie hog]

Help! I broke one of the posts on my 1996 40 hp. Force's solenoid! My question is,can I replace it with an automotive type? I see that the marine type has rubber grommets at the mounting holes, are tese for insulation or vibration?

 

[eurolarva]

Re: about the starter solenoid?

It looks like Mercury went from a style one to a style 2. Style one is no longer availible. Check here My guess is you dont want to use an automotive solenoid because they can generate a spark.

 

[chitownborn]

Re: about the starter solenoid?

yep it will work, but dont recomend, like eurolarva said theres a possibility of sparking. Iwent to the lake on a sunday morning and mine took a dump, went to auto zone and bought one for a Ford worked fine untill i got to the marine parts place and got the correct one for my motor.