YellowJacket1956
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- Aug 17, 2015
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I am restoring a 1953 Thompson Thomboy, the power for which is to be a 1967 Johnson 33 hp. My problem is the starter motor will not crank unless I jump a wire inside the junction box from the Negative terminals to the left small terminal on the starter solonoid. As I understand it, that negative feed should be coming from the white wire "safety switch" up on the motor, which is tied into the vacuum. This is all new to me. I did verify there is continuity from the safety switch to the small terminal on the solonoid - - why won't this power the starter motor without a direct jump from the negative to the solonoid? Are there any problems running the motor with this jump wire in the junction box? I'd much rather know the actual problem and fix it.
An help is most welcome!
Thank you.
An help is most welcome!
Thank you.