Find distributor assemblies components including module sensors pick up coils pole pieces for your mercruiser stern drive using the application chart from the mercury quicksilver catalog.
Mercruiser distributor sensor failure.
Quicksilver distributor sensor 892150q02 thunderbolt for v 6 and v 8 mercruiser engines 5 0l 5 7l gm sbc marine voyager ignition kit.
Mercruiser volvo penta omc distributor kit.
If 12 volts is present remove the coil spark wire from the distributor and connect it to a spark gap tester to ground.
My mechanic has been buying his parts from kellogg wholesale marine in ct.
Remove the white green lead from the dist.
Ignition sensor kit 18 5116 1 ignition pick ups replacement for mercruiser thunderbolt distributor on 4 3l 5 0l 5 7l 7 4l 8 2l engine 87 91019a2 87 91019a6 87 892150q02 87 861780q4 47 99 47.
I have a 3rd cap now with the same problems.
Key to on and strike the white green lead to ground.
We are all experiencing similar problems.
There are 2 other boats at my marina with similar engines that were tuned up at the same time.
Replaced the distributor cap with a new mercruiser cap and had same issue again 2nd time out.
If there is spark replace the ignition sensor in the dist.
Crank the engine and check for spark.
If you own a late model mercruiser engine in your boat you re almost guaranteed to run into one of these common problems.