Swapped the stator wires while I had them off I used my Ohm meter on them, one side was open. Swapped them anyway, and the problem changed sides.

I think I'm going to take it to my repair guy, last time I pulled a flywheel off an old motor it was a mess. Think broken puller bolts, torch, impact wrench....

That way I can be much more sure of the repair.

Thanks, I'd have hated to bought more switchboxes & that not fixed it.

One quick question, along with the red/white wires from the stator, the outer pack had another red/wht wire that came from the timing advance module. When I switched the wires I left that one on the outer box, is that correct or should it follow the red/wht wires?

this is what it takes to get the flywheel off
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/2523382...&ul_noapp=true

Another tool?, that makes my decision easier spare. I think I'll take it to my mechanic tomorrow.

Thanks

20 bucks on Amazon , plus gives u a way to safely lift the engine. Well worth it

Gar bubba I'm with you if you have a good mechanic let him do it I know these guys could do it easy and I wish I had half of there knowledge and skills but sometimes it best to go to the mechanic Don't feel bad I can't even get the port side nut off me tilt tube W hen I take mine yo the shop for something I'm going to say, hey can you put on this nut and take that one off Thanks

Plus if you let them install the stator they will guarantee it I know I had mine changed about four times It kept going bad for some reason once two times in one year Crazy I know

Yep. I almost choked when I saw the price on that one. $90 is highway robbery!! Like Phatdaddy said. it also gives you a safe way to lift the engine. (You take out the bolt and screw in a lifting ring where the bolt was... nice, fast and centered on the engine for precise control.) Couldn't be simpler.
Think I paid $25 for mine several years back.

This is pretty much what mine looks like: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Outboard-Mer...ITsLDQ&vxp=mtr for $33.99. I did see one for $14.99 but it didn't have the eye ring.

Took it to the shop Tuesday, my mechanic doesn't do Mondays.

Told him what I knew, also told him I'd been having an intermittent timing issue, not always but once a trip or so. (i'd be cruising along and it would just speed up) He did a bit of an aha and said it did sound like the stator.

Just called me & said it was the stator, he did get weak spark on one side -- I thought I saw a spark or two on that side but I was using a new tester on a sunny day.

He had a test spare & said all good but doesn't have one to sell. A new one is $600.

Anybody have one? I have a local parts guy I'll call.

What about the new non merc replacements like:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercury-Stat...wUmbuw&vxp=mtr

Need to get it back under it's roof, it's rained 4 inches in 24 hours & ain't stopping!

Local parts guys turns out to be 5 minutes from the house, has one used, looks like new, for $190.00! I jumped on it, took it to my mechanic.

CDI is good stuff, but if you got a merc for $190 you did good