"Dave Brown" wrote in message
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Chuck wrote:

Hey, Based on my uploaded images, Mercury finally found the right part
number for the power trim harness for my 1996 3-cyl, 60hp outboard. It
looks like Mercury Quicksilver # 813939A2 is the correct part number for
a power trim harness on the early models (pre 1996), and # 84-826802A12
is for 1996 and later. I am still confused though because when I look up
part number 813939A2, it is listed for 50/55/60 JET 45 or, Mariner 50 (3
cyl) OG290585 thru OG589999. FYI, my SN plate says: OG330757 so it makes
me think I don't actually have a 1996 Bigfoot at all. If anyone reading
this can use my engine serial number by itself "OG330757" and tell me
what Mercury motor that really is, it might ease my parts-ordering woes
in the future. As it stands, something doesn't make sense here. I
shouldn't need to be sending them photos to identify the correct parts.


Copy and paste from the Mercury web site (for dealers):

ENG: 0G330757 1060452SD MERCURY 60 ELPTO/BF

Your motor was invoiced to the dealer August 23, 1995 and therefore
manufactured prior to that date. That means it could be a 1995 or a 1996
since the model year flip is in July. It was registered as sold April 19,
1996. That being said, Mercury has never held fast to a "year" for their
motors, just a serial number range. Many motors have the year stamped on
the serial tag, but many more do not. The year is not relevant to the
dealer looking up the parts, only the serial number (making it very
frustrating for us when someone comes looking for parts without the
information we need).

Punching in your serial number into my parts program shows only ONE trim
harness - part number 813939A2 which leads me to believe whoever looked it
up for you originally, erred. I doubt very much the factory would make
that error, so I suspect a green parts guy at your dealership did. You
were at a bona fide Mercury dealership right?

BTW, do you have a Commander 3000 remote control? If so, there's an
outstanding recall on it that was never done according to Mercury's
records for your motor. Service Bulletin 1996-013 covers it. I assume
you're not the original owner (unless your real name is Donald) so it's
probably a good idea to have your dealer to a change of ownership so you
can be kept abreast of any recalls in the future.

Sorry to post something on topic in here - I hope no one beats me up over
it. ;-)

--
Regards,
Dave Brown
Brown's Marina Ltd
http://brownsmarina.com/

Awesome. I think I am the third owner. That info is what I wanted to see.
Yes, it was an authorized dealer but is was a chic who was looking it up for
me. I know that sounds chauvinist. What does the "1060452SD" mean???

That recall info on the Commander 3000 sounds like a dangerous failure. I
can just imagine trying to throttle down and get into neutral when it fails.
Unfortunately, it looks like the part label has fallen off the bottom. I
have uploaded images of my remote to see if it looks like a 3000 series?
www.musclecarsounds.com/boats/remote_top.jpg and
www.musclecarsounds.com/boats/remote_bottom.jpg

Chuck