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1975 20hp Mercury Blueband - correct plug type please - updated with serial number now
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 5:08 pm
by Bronteboxer
Can anybody tell me the correct plug specification for my 1975 20hp Mercury Blueband or what is now considered a suitable replacement please?
I don’t have my manuals to hand so sadly can’t do the proper check.
Re: 1975 20hp Mercury Blueband - correct plug type please
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 7:58 pm
by Rapier
What's the serial number?
Re: 1975 20hp Mercury Blueband - correct plug type please
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 10:14 pm
by Rapier
Normally L78V, but varies by serial no.
Re: 1975 20hp Mercury Blueband - correct plug type please
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 1:41 pm
by Bronteboxer
Me and the engine are in different places at the moment, so can’t get that right now.. I was just trying to source some whilst I had the time.
My recollection is the ones in there have quite a long number. BH at the front of the number? They have a single centre electrode.
Re: 1975 20hp Mercury Blueband - correct plug type please
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:05 pm
by Bronteboxer
At last I am back with my engine! So can post my serial number as requested for my Blueband 20hp it’s 9122768
Current plugs installed are BUHW-2
These are now obsolete. I have found some, but don’t want to order until I’m sure I’m buying the correct plug.
Any suitable quality alternatives anybody has experience of, given their lack of availability
Please can somebody help me on this, as I’m still stuck after all these years trying to get this old boat on the ruddy water.
Re: 1975 20hp Mercury Blueband - correct plug type please - updated with serial number now
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:49 pm
by Rapier
Re: 1975 20hp Mercury Blueband - correct plug type please - updated with serial number now
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:45 pm
by Bronteboxer
Thanks. So assuming then that the plugs I listed are the correct plugs, (as I now have equivalents) I have managed to find a supplier. They are now obsolete and mostly out of stock. Luckily I’ve found some, so now ordered. Not really hopeful that it will solve the problem, but I need to eliminate them as an issue. Simple things first!