82 merc 50 starts but will not shut off

szczepanik

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i have a 82 merc 50. i wired it to the key switch. i can start the motor but it will not turn off with the key. can anyone give me some ideas on what i did wrong with the wiring.
 

CaptainHook

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Re: 82 merc 50 starts but will not shut off

Do you have all necessary wires connected? You need to send voltage to the motor which your doing but some ignition switches need to be grounded to "short" the ignition system to stop spark.
 

mike1245

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Re: 82 merc 50 starts but will not shut off

on your switch there should be 2 pins labled m one comes from switchbox and other is a ground thats what shuts it off is grounding out switchbox
 

szczepanik

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Re: 82 merc 50 starts but will not shut off

i will check the wiring again. thanks for the posts.
 
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