merc t-bolt IV wiring
 

OK techies, i need i alittle help with wiring a merc T-bolt IV ignition into my boat. right now it has the stock volvo/mallory points type distributor. i took the merc setup off a 260 and it is complete, box/dist/coil. heres what i got

black wire from body of distributer - ?

wires coming from box
white with red stripe - to white/red terminal on dist.
white with green stripe - to white/green terminal on dist.
purple wire - ?
grey - ?
pos on coil - ?
neg on coil - ?

i also have a mallory promaster coil i was think'n of using, what are your thought on using it with this system. oh yea and do i get rid of that ballast resistor thing that was in the old ignition? any help would be great. thanks all :cool: :cool:

Re: merc t-bolt IV wiring
 

I believe the ballist is for distributors with points. Not needed now.

Jerry

thanks jerry. one other quick question. does the keyed ignition power (+) just go the pos on the coil than? :cool: :cool: thanks again for the help. any thoughts on the promaster coil?

Yes,
2 purple wires to pos side of coil. 1 from ignition module, other from ignition switch itself. If you have an oil pressure switch wired to an electric choke, that also will have a purple wire going to coil.
Should also have 2 grey wires to coil neg side. 1 from ign. module, other from tach.

No experience with that coil. I have an MSD high vibration coil that I installed this spring. No difference from the stock Merc coil as far as I can tell.

Jerry

thanks US1 Fountain, YOU DA MAN.:cool: :cool: :cool:

Diagram, check it out:
http://www.marinemechanic.com/site/page250.html
Gary