wires for gauges

I just repowered and I need to hook up my tach temp and oil pressure senders. What color would thes ebe are they standard... I have a tan green and blue and there is one more that is not its orignal color... It is a 1983 four winns with a merc 260 package...

Re: wires for gauges

Try these links to see if this will be of any help. These are wire diagrams. The top link is a PDF file that will take just a few seconds to upload on dial up, you'll half to copy and past the link into the browser.

"http://www.stingrayboats.com/products/pdf/wiring/240CS_dc_wiring_dual_battery.pdf"

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Re: wires for gauges

Wiring Colors for MerCruiser

Color Code Where Used
Black All Grounds
Brown Reference Electrode-MerCathode
Orange Anode Electrode-MerCathode
Lt. Blue/White Trim- ?Up? Switch
Gray Tachometer Signal
Green/White Trim -?Down? Switch
Tan Water Temperature Sender to Gauge
Lt. Blue Oil Pressure Sender to Gauge
Pink Fuel Gauge Sender to Gauge
Brown/White Trim Sender to Trim Gauge
Purple/White Trim-?Trailer? Switch
Red Unprotected Wires from Battery
Red/Purple Protected (Fused) Wires from Battery
Red/Purple Protected (+12V) to Trim Panel
Orange Alternator Output
Purple/Yellow Ballast Bypass
Purple Ignition Switch (+12 V)
Yellow/Red Starter Switch to Starter Solenoid to Neutral Start Switch


or see this link
http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Techbk/94/94hg4d.pdf