red wire on the starter

[clasavi]

I have a 1998 mercuries 350 EFI MPI
Engine Serial OL067176
Sterndrive OL153367

there is a red wire (14-16 gage) with an inline fuse that connects to the starter selenoid. can someone tell me what's it for?

 

[Don S]

Re: red wire on the starter

I have a 1998 mercuries 350 EFI MPI
Engine Serial OL067176
Sterndrive OL153367

there is a red wire (14-16 gage) with an inline fuse that connects to the starter selenoid. can someone tell me what's it for?

Shouldn't be one like that on the solenoid. Follow the wire, what does it go to?

 

[clasavi]

Re: red wire on the starter

good evening

the red wire is spliced to the red/blk stripe wire that leads to the mercanthone.

 

[Don S]

Re: red wire on the starter

The Mercathode should have been hooked directly to the battery, not the starter. That way if you have a battery switch and shut it off, it doesn't stop the Mercathode from working.

 

[clasavi]

Re: red wire on the starter

thank you Don. i will run it to my blue sea ST Blade Fuse Block in the back of the boat tomorrow and hook it to a 20 amp blade fuse. i suppose i need to look for the black wire as well and hook it up to the battery neg.