Old Nissan 2 stroke outboard parts?

[azambella]

We have an older Nissan 3.5 HP (same as touhatsu, Mercury, Suzuki etc,..2 stroke outboard
This it the perfect lightweight motor but cant find ignition points for it???
anyone have a source??

 

[Sailor Sue]

Check out
Boats.net

 

[Project_Mayhem]

Crowleys is another good site as well

 

[Rich Stidger]

I believe that it has a solid state ignition. Hence there are no points. The spark is timed from the crankshaft magnet. The entire ignition system is the flywheel with embedded magnet and the solid state ignition module. And a shut-off switch.

 

[Project_Mayhem]

I'm with @Rich Stidger on this one. I dont recall seeing anything but a solid state ignition on this series of engines. I had a 4hp a couple of years ago

 

[SailingLoto]

yeah .. i agree. anything beyond about 1972 should be electronic ignition.

 

[Project_Mayhem]

I believe, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the main reasons for solid state ignition on a boat would be...
-It's more reliable. Distributors are prone to problems in high humidity environments
-Much lower maintenance
-And most importantly, there's no distributor to make gas fumes go boom (although, there's no doubt it still can happen)

 

[azambella]

It has breaker points for sure, I have change them a few times over the years.
I would welcome a solid state update for sure

 

[SailingLoto]

It has breaker points for sure, I have change them a few times over the years.
I would welcome a solid state update for sure

What year is it? Perhaps a serial number?

 

[azambella]

I will have to check on year and model over the weekend
Thanks all

 

[SailingLoto]

Do these look right? After a bit of research, I found that nissan has discontinued them. These fit older Mercury 3.5hp motors. I can possibly find a year range.

 

[azambella]

YES! Thank you very much.

 

[Crazy Dave Condon]

You are correct that the small Nissan, Mercury engines were built by Tohatsu. Suzuki and Honda are different manufacturers. You may want to call the U. S. office of Tohatsu and ask that question. You will need the year, model and serial number. Former and retired Tohatsu dealer.

 

[azambella]

Got them from an OB repair shop in Hingham, MA They are obsolete.
but they have a substitute.

FYI... 3A Marine, Hingham, MA