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  • Boonie

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    #226332

    Hey everyone. This is my first time posting on this site. I am curently restoring a Mercury KD4 and i need some help with ignition coils. How to test if they are any good and if not, help finding replacements?


    green-thumbs

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    #226343

    Mercury KD4 (early) had Eisemann 72H magneto ignition system
    Bendix Scintilla magneto ignition systems were used on later KD4
    The magnetos are entirely different with no parts in common.
    SO,,,first order of business is to find out which magneto is on your KD4.
    and report back.
    Magnetos are not my strong point so hopefully some one will share
    a little know how with us.
    Louis


    billw

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    #226352

    It has been my personal experience that the Eisemann coils always work and the Bendix ones never do, at least on Mercurys. (Why they seem to be okay on Champions I have had, I have no idea.) The Bendix coils are held in place with snap clips, while the Eiesmanns are held in place with screws. That is a quick visual ID of what you might have.

    Long live American manufacturing!


    Boonie

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    #226355

    They are bendix coils


    fifty20ne

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    #226360

    These Diagrams may help.

    Good Luck,

    Bob

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    fifty20ne

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    #226366

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    fifty20ne

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    #226373

    MERCURY PARTS/PRICE LIST LINK.

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    Boonie

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    #226381

    Thanks Bob. Could be a problem finding replacements!


    billw

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    #226390

    They are bendix coils

    Well, all is not completely lost yet. Are they all cracked and disintegrating? Best not to try to use those. If, by some miracle, they are NOT all cracked, they MIGHT still work. Next steps would be to remove and CAREFULLY disassemble the points, and clean the contacts to like new condition. I say, “CAREFULLY,” because there are a lot of tiny little parts. Make particular note of where the tiny insulating bushings and washers go. Do one set at a time and make a drawing and/or take pictures of them, as you take them apart. Once the points are clean, ( I use 320 Emery cloth, changed frequently as the points are a very hard material.) reassemble them as you found them. Then, set the point gap at the high point of the cam. Somebody correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the setting is .020″. Now, with nothing connected to the points yet, connect an ohm meter to a point terminal and to the base plate. Turn the engine slowly by hand. On your meter, you should see the reading change between OL and LESS than 0.5 ohm. Preferably, ZERO ohms. If this is not the case, go back to something you did wrong with cleaning, reassembling and installing the points.

    The condensers will definitely be bad, unless somebody has changed them recently. I like to use whatever automotive condenser will fit in its place. I used to have a NAPA/Echlin number in my head, but not at the moment. When you have new condensers, hook them and the coils, to the points, install the flywheel, pull the engine over rapidly and check for spark. A Bendix mag is absolutely STELLAR if it will even jump a 1/4″ gap. 3/16″ is more realistic. An old spark plug can be made into a checker, by opening the gap on the plug way up. Godspeed.

    Long live American manufacturing!

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    Boonie

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    #226394

    I found some coils on http://www.oldmercs.com
    Product code 399-125.
    Can anybody have a look and see if they think they will work on a kD4 Merc with a Bendix Scintilla mag.

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