[jwebb2ni]

Today I went to replace my tachomoter that had not been working for some time and while I was installing the new one I turned the battery switch off while I ran the gas out of the carbs. It was a stupid mistake, but when i did this the tach sparked and filled with smoke. The engine ran smoothly until running all of the gas out. When i went to fire it up again, i came to find out that i no longer have power to ignition and tilt. I am guessing that by cutting the battery off it burnt up some wiring since the alternator was still charging. Where do I start!! The engine is a 1987 Evinrude 60 vro. I am new to the forum and any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Jordan

[tashasdaddy]

there is a fuse near the starter. you can see mine on the lower right side

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[jwebb2ni]

Thank you for the quick response! Are you talking about a fuse inside the motor itself or in the side panel throttle box. As i'm sure you can tell i am new to outboard motor repair. If you could elaborate a little more it would be great. When i turned the battery switch off, I thought i was just turning it off to the instruments and that it would not bother anything. I thought the battery would just continue to charge. Do you know anything about that?

thank you so much,

jordan

[jwebb2ni]

also, could that fuse account for the trim/tilt not working as well??

[jwebb2ni]

you were right about the fuse.. that fixed the problem and the new tach is working

thank you so much