KillerKilgore
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- May 29, 2010
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I have a 62 evinrude lark 6. It has a safety switch which should keep it from cranking with throttle is wide open. it does not. When the switch is engaged (idle to half throttle) the wire coming from the switch is showing ground. I tested it with multi-meter and have 0 ohm short to ground. When half to full throttle the wire does not show ground.
Question 1: So the solenoid sees a ground on the safety terminal of the solenoid and lets the engine turn over?
Question 2: When there is no ground then the engine doesn't turn over (around [if the engine turns over there is water in the boat] ) ?
Question 3: So the solenoid itself should not be grounded? Be isolated from the junction box by a gasket?
Question 4 is below:
On the wiring diagram below for the solenoid is shows
1. The +12v on the left of the solenoid going to starter on engine.
2. Just to the right of that is a safety switch connection.
3. Just to the right of that is the hot wire from the key switch.
4. On the far right is the +12v from the battery.
Sample junction box below. numbered as above.
Am I reading this right? If so the PO had the junction box messed up because connections 2 and 3 are reversed currently?
Kilgore
Question 1: So the solenoid sees a ground on the safety terminal of the solenoid and lets the engine turn over?
Question 2: When there is no ground then the engine doesn't turn over (around [if the engine turns over there is water in the boat] ) ?
Question 3: So the solenoid itself should not be grounded? Be isolated from the junction box by a gasket?
Question 4 is below:
On the wiring diagram below for the solenoid is shows
1. The +12v on the left of the solenoid going to starter on engine.
2. Just to the right of that is a safety switch connection.
3. Just to the right of that is the hot wire from the key switch.
4. On the far right is the +12v from the battery.
Sample junction box below. numbered as above.
Am I reading this right? If so the PO had the junction box messed up because connections 2 and 3 are reversed currently?
Kilgore