Hey guys, yesterday I sent my teenage son out to start my boat (something I do to keep it running over the winter and ready to go in the spring). I was on the phone with the parts dept. for another issue on another money pit. This is a 40 hp Yamaha F40 4 cycle outboard (carburetors) with power tilt and 703 remote control panel at the console. Long story short he tried to start it in the tilt position, something it will not do but it will crank, and when I got there the starter motor was whirring away not making connection with the gear that runs the stator and the key was in his hand! This had apparently gone on for a few minutes and in all fairness he was trying to tell me while I was on the phone explaining something to the parts guy. I tried the kill switch but no luck and not being sure how else to get the motor to shut off I went for the negative terminal of the battery and removed the cable. So to be clear, the boat would not stop attempting to crank even when the ignition was off and key removed, as well as the kill switch. Any ideas where to start (703 remote?) and what damage may have been done?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.