Evinrude 35hp Won't Shut Off!!!

frostywalrus81

frostywalrus81

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Ok so I have an Evinrude 35hp and when I start it she runs like a dream but when I turn the key to the off position it doesn't turn off, so I tried unhooking the battery, and nothing so I had to unhook the wiring harness and it finally shut off. So I was thinking about wiring in a shut off toggle switch but I'm not sure where to wire it. If you have any ideas that would be great Thanks
 
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ryendube

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Re: Evinrude 35hp Won't Shut Off!!!

my 58 does the same ,I just pull the choke and it kills it.... shrug
 
lindy46

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Re: Evinrude 35hp Won't Shut Off!!!

You don't say what year the motor is. But you probably have a bad switch or a disconnected kill wire. When the switch is in the "off" position, it closes a circuit which grounds out the points on the older motors. Put an ohmmeter on the switch to see if the circuit is closing in the "off" position, or look for a loose/broken wire to that circuit.
 
countvlad

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Re: Evinrude 35hp Won't Shut Off!!!

lindy46 said:
You don't say what year the motor is. But you probably have a bad switch or a disconnected kill wire. When the switch is in the "off" position, it closes a circuit which grounds out the points on the older motors. Put an ohmmeter on the switch to see if the circuit is closing in the "off" position, or look for a loose/broken wire to that circuit.
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i agree... your ignition switch is probably coroded .... use an volt meter and check continuity make sure the switch works....
 
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grady white sailfish

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Re: Evinrude 35hp Won't Shut Off!!!

Those All Are Good Ideas. The 1990 200 Has A Plug That Goes To The Powerpack And If Its Unpluged It Will Not Turn Off It Is Called The Stop Circuit Switch. Dont Know Anything Aout This Year Engine But Figured This Might Help.
 
tashasdaddy

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Re: Evinrude 35hp Won't Shut Off!!!

check the black with yellow tracer wire, that is the kill wire. you may just have a bad ignition switch. Never disconnect the battery on a running 2 stroke, you probably blew your rectifier when you did it.
 
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