switchbox

[samsno1]

i just replaced my old s/b for a new cdi. a mech. told me i needed a new one because i had no spark. well i still dont have any spark . could i have did something wrong ? or was i told to replace the wrong part?

samsno1

 

[jeff_smith_0423]

Re: switchbox

I wouldn't have replaced the switchbox until i'd seen DVA and OHM readouts from the stator. How do i know this? I just made the same mistake - although, in my case, half my stator was bad AND one of my switchboxes blew.

You'll also want to check your kill circuit per your manual.

 

[samsno1]

Re: switchbox

hey jeff

iam new at working on outboard motors and i need all the help i can get. was hooking up the new wires from the old s/b to the new cdi unit. i was fallowing the instructions to the letter, when i was done there was a brown wire left over from the harrness.i could not find a place to hook it up.from the other side i hook the brown wire where it went acording to the directions.

samsno1

 

[cannonford57]

Re: switchbox

what year and hp?

 

[samsno1]

Re: switchbox

its a1979 merc. 115 horsepower

 

[noahnsteph]

Re: switchbox

If it's like my 1973 Mercury 650 the brown wire is for a tachometer but I also just bought a new after market switchbox and it said it doesn't come w/ a tachometer circuit.