2005 Evinrude 40 was stalling and would restart- now wont restart

acarter1106

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I have a 2005 Evinrude 40 outboard that we started having problems with a few weeks ago. The first problem was the engine would rev on its own. The engine then began cutting out but would restart fine. It wouldn't cut out while idling but would cut out once it accelerated. With those problems, we replaced all of the fuel lines along with the fuel pump and added a fuel/water seperator thinking it may have had something to do with a leak or water in the fuel line. We took the boat out yesterday after replacing all of this and the motor cut out again but we were able to restart it. We continued on, and the motor cut off a second time and now it will not start at all. Any suggestions?
 

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Re: 2005 Evinrude 40 was stalling and would restart- now wont restart

First thing to do is check your spark with a spark tester set at 7/16" open air gap
 
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Re: 2005 Evinrude 40 was stalling and would restart- now wont restart

First thing to do is check your spark with a spark tester set at 7/16" open air gap

There is no spark and we have checked the ignition switch. We did notice that the "charging okay" light is not on.
 

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Re: 2005 Evinrude 40 was stalling and would restart- now wont restart

Find the black/ yellow wire going to the power pack, disconnect that and see what happens.
 

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Re: 2005 Evinrude 40 was stalling and would restart- now wont restart

Find the black/ yellow wire going to the power pack, disconnect that and see what happens.

Do you mean removing just the single wire or the entire connector with all of the wires? Removing the entire plug still results in it not starting. We've just tested the neutral switch and that tested fine with continuity.
 

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Re: 2005 Evinrude 40 was stalling and would restart- now wont restart

Just the single wire.
 

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Re: 2005 Evinrude 40 was stalling and would restart- now wont restart

The black/yellow wire has to be removed before you can do any decent trouble shooting.
 
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