Honda BF35A "Electrical help requird".

[Invaderboat]

Hi all we have just fitted a Honda BF35A engine today to our boat.
We have attached our battery power cables to the starter solenoid & earthed at the starter motor.
We attached the engine kill/emergency switch connector then placed the choke/fast idle to the start position & turned the ignition key, nothing happened.
The oil & water indicators did not illuminate on the control box when the ignition key was turned & nothing from the starter motor.
Please advise as to what (if anything) else should be done, or not?
With thanks Invader.

 

[multimech]

Re: Honda BF35A "Electrical help requird".

Have you got the boat engine harness connected to the engine harness? Could be a fuse that is blown and not powering the keyswitch.

 

[Invaderboat]

Re: Honda BF35A "Electrical help requird".

Thank you for the information/suggestion multimech. Having received a call from the person I purchased the engine from, it was only a missing (live feed) wire which was the issue .
I am expecting the missing part to arrive in the post shortly, in the mean time I have attatched a substitute wire (connecting the keyswitch/remote) & the engine burst into life on the 1st turn of the key.
What a beautiful engine this is, so quiet & smooth, I am very pleased with it.

 

[Invaderboat]

Re: Honda BF35A "Electrical help requird".

Having received the missing parts in the post, I have now fitted them & our BF35A engine starts on the 1st turn of the key.
After fitting the included trim/tilt & taco gauges to the throttle assembly, we are unable to get either to work.
Can anyone advise as to why these gauges are not working please?