Wiring

[yournamewilldo]

Have a 50hp Force with US Marine Controller. Engine is wired and starts fine. Problem: Four wires exit from contollerthat my owners manual does not show how or where to wire them to. My guess is that they are for gauges. Question: How do I determine which wire goes where and how they should be wired? Any suggestions would be helpful.

 

[tteal]

Re: Wiring

Have you looked in the Clymer manual? If not, if you post up the colors of the wires, etc and the year of your outboard perhaps someone can help you.

 

[The Marine Doctor]

Re: Wiring

I believe that the orange one is to run to the overheat buzzer. As for the others I cannot remeber the colors of the wires off the top of my head.<br /><br />TMD

 

[yournamewilldo]

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The color of the wire are...orange, purple, black, and pink with blue stripe

 

[The Marine Doctor]

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Orange = Overheat buzzer<br />Purple = Tach<----Might be wrong here. I am not at work right now to look. Check it for 12volts with key in ON position..If it has 12 volts its an accessories wire.<br />Black = Ground<br />Pink....NO IDEA Cannot even guess.<br /><br />TMD

 

[yournamewilldo]

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Thanks you, will ck that tomorrow. Question on the over heat buzzer, has Temp gauge would the over heat wire run it or do I need to get a buzzer

 

[tteal]

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As far as the book is concerned (the one I'm looking at right now), the violet (purple) is the tach at least on the powerhead side. I cannot find a pink w/blue stripe.

 

[tteal]

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yournamewilldo,<br /> What year is this 50hp force? I have the book in front of me and will see if I can look it up for you .

 

[yournamewilldo]

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It is 87yr.

 

[The Marine Doctor]

Re: Wiring

A separate Temp sending unit is required to use a temp guage.<br /><br />TMD

 

[tteal]

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Ok this might help you and I'm quoting from the book here so bear w/me:<br /><br />Circuit or System 1984-1989<br />Starting Yellow<br />Tach Purple<br />Stop 1 (ignition side) White<br />Stop 2 (ground side) Blue<br />Choke or primer Green<br />Overheat warning Orange<br />Switched B+ Red/Blue<br />Protected B+ Red<br />Grounds Black

 

[yournamewilldo]

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Thanks SK will get a buzzer for it then.

 

[yournamewilldo]

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Possible the pink with stripe may be faded red have not looked under the rubber coating to see if there is a color change. Thanks for the help.

 

[yournamewilldo]

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The pink wire was faded red and it is swiched, used it for the BAT on Tach. Tach works fine. Thanks for the help guys.