Evinrude outboard wiring problem

[Steve adams]

Hello, I have a 40HP, lark 10, 1968, with ele. shift, and ele. choke, starter and generator. There is a wire on the bottom of the starter solenoid that does not show in my diagram.It shows continuity between this wire post to the post the starter wire is connected to.<br /> Does anybody know if this is needed, and where it is supposed to connect to? HELP PLEASE!!!!

 

[Paul Moir]

Re: Evinrude outboard wiring problem

Do you mean the 4th post on the solenoid? A little post, right? Not the one that goes to the ignition switch?<br />If so, it's supposed to connect to the base of the cutout switch, which should be connected (with a wire, that's why it's insulated) to the saftey cutout switch. The cutout switch grounds the terminal (closes) when the engine is at less than 1/3 throttle. It's to prevent you from starting the engine at too high a throttle. If you don't care about this, simply wire the extra post to ground.<br /><br />If that's the wire your talking about, that is. <br />Good luck!