High Plains Fisherman
Cadet
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- Sep 15, 2007
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Hi, this is my first post, but not my first visit to this great site. I've learned a lot by reading the various threads.
The problem I am having is with an old, beat up 1974 850 Mercury's ignition system. I am not getting any spark on #3 cylinder. I have a 5772a series switch box and pulled the wires from the box to a coil that was firing and hooked them to the suspect coil. It fired great. Then I took the disconnected coil and hooked it to the wires for #3 cylinder and got no fire. This tells me the coils are working properly. That leaves me to suspect that the switch box is bad. Is it common to lose just one cylinder on the switch box, or do I have some other problem that I need to check out? Any help with this problem would be greatly appreciated.
The problem I am having is with an old, beat up 1974 850 Mercury's ignition system. I am not getting any spark on #3 cylinder. I have a 5772a series switch box and pulled the wires from the box to a coil that was firing and hooked them to the suspect coil. It fired great. Then I took the disconnected coil and hooked it to the wires for #3 cylinder and got no fire. This tells me the coils are working properly. That leaves me to suspect that the switch box is bad. Is it common to lose just one cylinder on the switch box, or do I have some other problem that I need to check out? Any help with this problem would be greatly appreciated.