Recently my 1981 35 HP Johnson Seahorse (#J35ECIG) has been failing to start. I believe the problem stems directly or indirectly with the neutral safety switch. Sometimes when I move the throttle with the key turned on it will finally catch and turn over. Otherwise, nothing. The battery is very strong. When the motor does catch it turns right over, no problems. Today on the water I had to remove the cowling and physically work the plunger on the neutral safety switch for it to start. At the end of the day while inspecting the motor I found a red wire that was burned and broken (see diagram). I removed the screws holding the black terminal bar and found that this red wire attaches to a triangular piece. Does anyone know the name of this piece? There isn't much wire to splice the two ends. In addition the other end of this wire seems to reside in some type of wax, or sealed silicone housing. I figured it may be easier to replace this piece. Secondly, do you think these two issues are related or just coincidental? Thanks for your help
