I have a 40hp yamaha that has been sitting unused for about 10 years. I pulled the plugs, lubed the cylinders, turned the fly wheel and put in new plugs and it started right away.
One of the carbs was leaking gas so I cleaned it and the other two carbs and then it wouldn't start. None of the plugs had a spark. I checked the kill switch and it looked OK. I checked the wiring evereywhere and all looked OK but it still had no spark. I took apart the throttle assembly and messed with the kill switch and it started. It could have been a coincidence though as I messed with a bunch of things.
It started about 10 times after that then quit again. Messing with the kill switch didn't help this time. I'd like to bypass the switch to rule that out as a problem. Can I just disconect it or do I have to connect the wires together? If its not the kill switch, any other ideas on wht to do?
Thanks,
Robert
One of the carbs was leaking gas so I cleaned it and the other two carbs and then it wouldn't start. None of the plugs had a spark. I checked the kill switch and it looked OK. I checked the wiring evereywhere and all looked OK but it still had no spark. I took apart the throttle assembly and messed with the kill switch and it started. It could have been a coincidence though as I messed with a bunch of things.
It started about 10 times after that then quit again. Messing with the kill switch didn't help this time. I'd like to bypass the switch to rule that out as a problem. Can I just disconect it or do I have to connect the wires together? If its not the kill switch, any other ideas on wht to do?
Thanks,
Robert