85892 Quicksilver Control Box - With Key & Loom With Trim | Genuine Used Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Quicksilver Side-Mount Control Box with Key, Loom and Trim - Housing Reference: 85892

A genuine used Quicksilver Mercury / Mariner side-mount remote-control assembly equipped with an ignition key, engine wiring loom and power trim and tilt switch.

The number 85892 is the cast housing reference used on this early Quicksilver control family. The complete control operates mechanical throttle and shift cables while carrying the associated engine electrical circuits.

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine used Quicksilver control box
• Housing casting reference 85892
• Supplied with ignition key and engine loom
• Integrated power trim and tilt switch
• Single-lever mechanical throttle and shift

🚤 Compatibility

Commonly used on

• Mercury and Mariner mechanically controlled outboards
• Early Quicksilver side-mount control systems
• Electric-start engines equipped with power trim and tilt

Typically suits

• Engine models:
• Mercury 40HP and 50HP electric-start outboards
• Mercury 60HP, 70HP and 75HP outboards
• Mercury 80HP and 90HP outboards
• Mercury 115HP and 125HP outboards
• Mercury V135, V150, V175 and V200 outboards
• Mariner equivalents using the matching Mercury harness and cable direction
• Late-1970s through 1980s Mercury installations using the 85892 control housing
• HP Range: Approximately 40HP - 200HP
• Engine Type: Mercury / Mariner mechanically controlled two-stroke outboard
• Year Range: Approximately 1978-1988

🔌 Function

The control box combines mechanical throttle and gear operation with ignition, neutral-safety, engine-stop and power-trim electrical functions.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Control lever is stiff or loose
• Throttle-only button is damaged
• Engine does not crank in neutral
• Trim switch operates intermittently
• Key switch contacts are worn
• Engine loom insulation or terminals are damaged
• Internal cable pivots have excessive wear

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 85892 original remote-control housing reference
• 817255-C related later control-housing reference

OEM / Related Numbers

• 85892
• 817255-C
• 817255C
• Quicksilver M2 / early side-mount control housing
• 881170A3 related later Mercury side-control family
• 881170A8 related later Mercury side-control family
• 8M0178530 related current Mercury side-control family

Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents

• The ROP Shop: Mercury eight-pin side-mount control replacement
• Aftermarket Mercury / Mariner control with key, loom and trim
• Commander-compatible mechanical side control

📦 Condition

• Genuine used part
• Removed from running engine where applicable
• In good working condition unless otherwise stated
• Supplied with key, loom and trim control as listed