Reply To: 1978 Mercury 200 20 hp, electric start

[Buccaneer]

Update – I patched all the wiring up on the internal harness….. pretty much replaced
all but the large battery leads. Hooked up the external harness today to a battery,
and the starter works, the motor spins over, with 116 psi on both cylinders,
and it has spark……. at least on my conventional test plugs. I did not try
the surface gap plugs that came with it.
That’s a good start, and a surprise after seeing all that wire crumbling apart.
I took the motor off the stand and threw it on the back of the boat, being the
motor is a long shaft and too long for the stand it was on.
Sometime yet this week I hope to hook the muffs up to it and see if it will run,
if’n the carb isn’t gunked up.
I need to check the lower unit yet. Do the 1978 Mercury’s use conventional marine
80 / 90 weight gear oil?
If it runs, what would be an average asking price for this MN Mercury?
Thanks.

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