fordtrck1955
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- Jul 30, 2011
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Just bought this boat a few weeks ago. Someone had trashed the old ignition switch in the Mercontrol box. I bought a new Mercury switch (pn. 54211), and installed it correctly. I've been through all the wiring several times to make sure, and even compared to another Mercontrol box that I had. I had already removed and cleaned the carbs while waiting on the switch to get here. Now, when I start it, it will crank and start fine, but when i release the switch to the RUN position, it shuts off. If I hold it in the start position after the starter had kicked out, it'll run fine. Took the Mercontrol box apart again, and checked the wiring 3 more times. Checked the continuity of the switch per the wiring diagrams, but found nothing. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Now that I know it runs great, I need to get this fixed and am anxious about getting it on the water. Any help is greatly appreciated.