Stator Issues

[Monark80]

I have a 1980 Mercury 70 hp outboard serial # 5651206. the stator is a CDI 174-545K1 which has a blue/white and a red/white wire assuming that is for low speed and high speed. Both of these wires are going to a ground (don't think this is right). After looking at 2 different repair manuals neither shows these 2 wires for this model. Wondering if I have the wrong stator or can someone tell me where these 2 wires connect....

 

[carholme]

Re: Stator Issues

Did you read the installation sheet for the stator?

It is the right stator for a 1980 70 hp 3 cylinder:

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Installation sheet:

http://www.cdielectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/174-5454K1.pdf

See:

If this stator is to be used on a three cylinder engine, connect the Red/White and Blue/White striped wires to
engine ground.

The manual will not show the CDI wiring as they are aftermarket stators.

Gerry

 

[Monark80]

Re: Stator Issues

Gerry, Thanks for your help this is the way it is wired..... just don't know why I have had to replace the power pack, stator and trigger twice and have less than 20 hrs on motor since first replacement....

 

[carholme]

Re: Stator Issues

What is the history of the problem and who replaced all of the electrical components, was it yourself or a shop? Is the engine running now?

Gerry

 

[schematic]

Re: Stator Issues

Gerry, Thanks for your help this is the way it is wired..... just don't know why I have had to replace the power pack, stator and trigger twice and have less than 20 hrs on motor since first replacement....

I would be very surprised if they all needed replacing.
Unless of course, someone was powering up the ignition system components with 12volts....

 

[Monark80]

Re: Stator Issues

the shop replaced em the first time and I replaced em the second time.......went by the wiring instructions per shop manual... Motor is running fine right now just loosing faith in it to get me back to the dock

 

[canoemang]

Re: Stator Issues

If it is running fine for you then run it..

faith in a motor will come in time..

 

[Monark80]

Re: Stator Issues

will not give up on it been with me for years.. we have caught many fish together

 

[Monark80]

Re: Stator Issues

thanks for all the reply's guys we gonna motor thru this