42712A1 Mercury Starter Case | Genuine Used Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Mercury Starter Housing Assembly - Part Number: 42712A1

A genuine Mercury starter case / starter housing assembly used in manual starter assemblies on selected Mercury outboards. This housing supports the manual pull-start mechanism and is part of the 42712 starter housing family.

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine Mercury starter case / housing assembly

• Correct OEM reference 42712A1

• Supersedes into later 42712A2 / 42712A3 starter housing assembly family

• Used in manual starter assemblies

• Supports rope, pulley, return spring and starter housing components

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain:

• 42712A3 later Mercury starter housing assembly reference

• 42712A2 related replacement starter housing assembly reference

• 42712A1 earlier Mercury starter case / housing assembly reference

OEM / Related Numbers:

• 42712A1

• 42712A 1

• 42712A2

• 42712A 2

• 42712A3

• 42712A 3

• 90906 related starter housing reference

• 86971 related starter housing cover reference

Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents:

• No aftermarket equivalent

🚤 Compatibility

Commonly used on:

• Mercury manual starter assemblies

• Mercury / Mariner recoil starter systems using the 42712 starter housing family

Typically suits:

• Engine models:

• Mercury 18HP manual starter assembly applications where 42712A1 / 42712A2 is specified

• Mercury portable two-stroke manual-start outboards using the 42712 starter housing family

• Mariner manual starter assemblies using the matching Mercury starter housing diagram

• HP Range: commonly portable Mercury / Mariner manual-start applications where listed by starter diagram

• Engine Type: Mercury / Mariner two-stroke outboard

• Year Range: older Mercury manual starter applications where the parts diagram lists 42712A1 / 42712A2 / 42712A3

• System Type: Manual starter case / starter housing assembly

🔌 Function

The starter housing supports the recoil starter assembly and helps keep the pulley, rope, spring and engagement components aligned for manual starting.

Common signs of failure:

• Cracked starter case

• Starter rope not retracting correctly

• Pull-start mechanism binding

• Rope rubbing on housing

• Damaged mounting holes or tabs

• Starter pulley or spring not seating correctly

📦 Condition

• Genuine used part

• Removed from running engine where applicable

• In good working condition unless otherwise stated