Anybody good with merc's?

I was reading around the internet and i read that it can be done with a harmonic balancer puller tool?If so i can rent one of those at autozone.

-does anybody have any insight on removing the stator? i'm probably going to try getting to it tomorrow evening.
 
A harmonic balancer puller will do it, but you may have to buy some bolts to do it. Most auto balancers use a course thread for the puller bolt holes, and IIRC the MERCS bolts are fine thread. Once the flywheel is off there isn't much left to do, 4 bolts and a few wires and it's off.
 
I have a flywheel removal tool. I'll be going through RI on Tuesday if you want to borrow it for a few hours :) I'll bring a couple of stators too. It's EZ to swap them out.
 
just to let every1 know that doesn't know on this site, Tim (bigshrimpin) really is the man. we met up and he helped me out tremendously today. and he wouldn't take anything for it! he's a really good guy and he knows his mercs.
 
Let the truth be told . . . I show'd up at Steve's place with a bad stator (not on purpose) and he got to work with the manual . . . .while I stripped a v20 bare in CT (that belongs in the dump) . . . When I made it back though RI . . . Steve was nearly bald from pulling out his hair.
Steve - when you get a new stator . . . This is what you can look forward too . . .
Holeshot . . .

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Cruise . . .

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Work before the fun began . . .

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i absolutely can't wait, hopefully that part comes in on friday. saturday and sunday are suppose to be in the 90's!
 
ok i got my stator in and i installed it. both sides are sparking like sons of bit ches but now im getting no fuel to the carbs!

i unscrewed the part at the end of the gas line that goes into the engine .it had alot of pressurized gas squirt and drain out as i loosened it the metal screen filter looked clean. so gas is getting to the engine atleast... what can be holding it back getting to the carbs??

I dont understand the boat would run on 3 cylinder's fine, gas wasn't a problem.

please help!
 
make sure the fuel connetor is tight on the motor or remove both mercury fuel connector ends and splice the hoses together with doubled ended brass nipple :) from ace hardware.
 
Tim should i tighten down the nut that holds the flywheel all they way down it can go? i hit it with the impact but didn't know if i should go all the way down. i'm having a problem now where the starter gear stays up on the flywheel gears and wont seat back down.

would my engine still spark if one of the safety switches is malfunctioning? i was thinking maybe my "run" switch on the controll box itself is messed up.
 
Just disconect the kill switch wires (black with yellow stripe). . . if you think that's your problem. I'll look up the torque spec on the flywheel, but I've never had a problem with mine when I hammer down the nut with an impact wrench.
 
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