hi salenity
Seaman
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- Aug 1, 2007
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I have a 1980 40hp electric start Mercury that Isn't getting any fire. I think It's a bad key switch but I can't find a diagram that show's what wire is supposed to be hot after the key is turned to the "run" position.
FYI the key WILL turn over the motor and activate the choke but if I turn the key to the "run" position the only Hot wires (other than the red power wire feeding the switch) Is a terminal that has 2 purple wires.
One Purple wire goes to the Tach and the other goes to the harness that plugs into the motor. This wire does not have a corresponding wire in the engine harness. In other words it doesn't go to anything. The male plug from the controls have 8 wires at the plug but the female side that goes to the motor was only made with 6 wires and 2 blank terminals (one is the Purple wire).
I guess if I was to bypass the key switch I could add a toggled Hot wire to the engine to use as the run switch?
ware would I hook a hot wire up to?
FYI the key WILL turn over the motor and activate the choke but if I turn the key to the "run" position the only Hot wires (other than the red power wire feeding the switch) Is a terminal that has 2 purple wires.
One Purple wire goes to the Tach and the other goes to the harness that plugs into the motor. This wire does not have a corresponding wire in the engine harness. In other words it doesn't go to anything. The male plug from the controls have 8 wires at the plug but the female side that goes to the motor was only made with 6 wires and 2 blank terminals (one is the Purple wire).
I guess if I was to bypass the key switch I could add a toggled Hot wire to the engine to use as the run switch?
ware would I hook a hot wire up to?