Need wireing help

[Mballo21]

I put a new ignition switch in I switched from the 5 pin to the 6 pin with the push to choke and think I may have got some wires switched around when I turn it before starting my gauge comes on and goes straight to full but when try to start it nothing but when I push in the choke does work the wires were so badly falling apart and the coloring was off so I think I got two wires switched around if you tell me what letter from the 5 pin goes to the 6 pin that would be great

 

[Chris1956]

Gee, if you give us the year and HP of the motor we can give your the wiring colors. The older motors (70's) used a grey wire for choke. Newer motors use a yellow/black wire for choke.

​Remember, originally the choke circuit had no power when the ign switch was off. In the older MerControls, the power wire fed the choke button. In your new ign switch, the choke button would be internally powered.

 

[Mballo21]

It's a 76 850 4 cylinder the coke wire is grey the coke only works when u have it in acc and push it in not when the key is in the off position sorry I for got that info the two wires I think I mixed up is a orange salmon wire and one that looked white thanks

 

[Mballo21]

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K got home and took a pic of the old wireing this the letters on the old switch and how the wires went the second one from the right is the one I call white B-yellow D-black E-orange-salmon A-red G-white Then on the new switch I wired it M-orange-salmon M-black C-grey S-yellow I-white B-red Hopefully this will kinda help and can get me pointed in the right direction thanks

 

[merc850]

Here's the diagram

 

[Mballo21]

K I'd like to know what wires go to the new switch if anybody can point that out a drawling would be great I appreciate all the help

 

[wrench 3]

It sounds like you've got the wires correct. It's time to check for other problems. When you go to start is there power on the S terminal? Is that power getting through the neutral switch? Is it getting to the yellow wire at the starter solenoid?
We need answers

 

[Mballo21]

I will check that tonight when I get home thanks now say if I fine that it's not getting power couldn't I bypass that switch just to make sure it is the switch

 

[wrench 3]

I will check that tonight when I get home thanks now say if I fine that it's not getting power couldn't I bypass that switch just to make sure it is the switch

If you jump the red wire to the yellow at the key switch, it should crank. You can also hook the two yellows together from the neutral switch and hit the key.

 

[Chris1956]

Agreed, it sounds like you have the ign switch wired, Turn and hold the key and rock the throttle handle to "exercise" the neutral start switch. When she cranks, the neutral switch is closed.

 

[Mballo21]

Thanks for all the help this far I will hopefully be able to mess with it this weekend hopefully sooner and post what happen thanks again

 

[Mballo21]

Got it all works thanks for everyone's help don't know if I had a bad connection or the to m pins were wired wrong thanks again

 

[wrench 3]

I'm glad that you got it sorted out, but the mag pins wouldn't have caused the problem.

 

[Mballo21]

Wrench3 good to know that then it was def the yellow wire from natural switch to the the key switch had a bad connection I did have it soldered but went ahead and but connectors on the wires so it would be easy to change the key switch if ever need to in the future thanks again for everyone's help