1959 sea king

Dave 1964

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Hi I'm new to the group and have a quick question about a 1959 sea king electric start 35hp made by Gale for Montgomery wards. I recently picked up this motor and controls cheaply. I did a compression check on both holes 160 / 165. I did this check with the motor on a stand without the wiring cable connected. My question is when I want to try and start it does the wiring plug need to be connected with the key turned on. Or can it be started without it. By pulling the rope or jumping the starter wire? Thank you for any info given for this.
 
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F_R

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It can be started with no extermal hookups. But if the harness is connected, of course the key has to be turned on.

DO NOT connect any 12V wires to the magneto ignition system, for the coils will explode if you do.
 
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