evinrude outboard engine question

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I just bought a boat with a 1969 Evinrude 40 hp big twin outboard. The owner said he lost the key so I installed a new key ingnition in the dash. I had Marine Battery tested and it was not good. I put battery charger on battery and tried to start. When I turned the key the shaft coming out of the top of the starter spun around continuaously but did not olift up and engage the teeth of the flywheel and the outboard did not try to start. Do any of you know what I should do? Do you think the battery was not charging the starter fully or do you think I wired the ingnition incorrectly?

 

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Re: evinrude outboard engine question

I just bought a boat with a 1969 Evinrude 40 hp big twin outboard. The owner said he lost the key so I installed a new key ingnition in the dash. I had Marine Battery tested and it was not good. I put battery charger on battery and tried to start. When I turned the key the shaft coming out of the top of the starter spun around continuaously but did not olift up and engage the teeth of the flywheel and the outboard did not try to start. Do any of you know what I should do? Do you think the battery was not charging the starter fully or do you think I wired the ingnition incorrectly?

Hold on here...you tested the battery and it is not good, yet you expect it to crank the motor? What you are describing fits a dead battery or corroded battery cable connections. Or, if all that is proven to be good, then a bad starter. Your ignition switch is wired correctly--or at least that portion of it is.