Trim Limit Bypass Wire Up Help

[jasoutside]

Hi Fellas!

I'm working on wiring up a 1989 Merc 4.3 V6 and I'm interested in skipping the the trim limit and running simple up/down.

I see that I need to take the bullet connectors coming from the limit switch (lamp cord style) and connect them together.

From there I have two questions...

#1 What do I do with purple/white wire and the twin blue/white wires I just disconnected? Do I need to do anything with those?

#2 At the helm I am wiring up to a [mom on] [off] [mom on] toggle switch (separate switch, not on the controls). I have purple/white, blue/white, green white, and red/purple wires. I get that blue/white goes to the up pole and the green/white goes to the down pole but how about the other two wires? What am I hooking purple/white and red/purple to?

Thank you in advance!:thumb:

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,...... Hi Jason, long time no see,.... Welcome back,.....

The lamp cord wires from the transom just get cut, the blue wires from inside, get jumpered together,...
The purple/ white, I donno,...

At the helm, ya need Power to feed the blue up, 'n green down to power the pump,....
Whichever of yer 2 options that has power, should be the Power wire,... probably the purple/ red,....

 

[jasoutside]

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Hey Bill, I missed ya man, you are looking good as always!

OK, so what you are saying is take the two blue/white wires and splice those guys together?

Then the purple/white and the two bullets leading to the trim limit I don't need to do anything with those?

I just want to be certain I'm pulling this all together correctly here.

I attached a photo of what I disconnected from the bullet connectors leading to the limit switch. Purple/white on the left twin blue/white wires on the right.

Thanks:thumb:

 

[alldodge]

Yes connect them two together and it bypasses the trim limit.

 

[jasoutside]

AOK, fellas...

At the transom, wired up the two blue/white together, left the purple/white along with the limit switch wires alone....

Then at the helm, green/white, blue/white and red/purple wired up on the toggle switch, left the purple/white....

That did it!

Appreciate your help here guys, thank you:becky:

 

[stonyloam]

OK, you jumper the connector with the purple/white and the connector with the two blue/ white wires together. Then your control handle trim switch will work. No need to add a switch.

 

[stonyloam]

If you still want to add a rocker to the helm, find the wires coming from the control. Should br red (12 v), b/w (trailer), p/w (trim) ang g/w ( down). R to center of rocker, b/w to top, g/w to bottom p/w not used. When you push the top, trim up, bottom trim down center off. Good luck.

 

[jasoutside]

I have one of these:

http://www.discountmarinesupplies.com/26825100.jpg

So yah, I need the toggle.

Thanks!

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,.... You can parallel wire as many toggle switches as ya want, mounted where ever ya want,....

Mine looks like a signal light lever along side the wheel, port-side, push forward, drive goes Up, pull back, drive goes down,....
Take the plastic extension handle off, it's just a plain ole toggle switch dressed up in some plastic pieces, on a metal bracket,......

Add another at the transom if ya want,....

 

[jasoutside]

Add another at the transom if ya want,....

Yup, that's exactly the plan too:thumb:

That'll be super convenient to have that back there for so many reasons.

Thanks again fellas:joyous: