won't turn over starter when key is turned

[BOATREPAIR]

help please,<br />i've got a 1996 bayliner,with a 1996 90hp force<br />by mercury outboard motor.my keyswitch was having<br />problems sticking.the switch was loose in the <br />console.last week it quit working.had to go across<br />the seloniod with a screwdriver just to get it back to land.i bought a new keyswitch and replaced<br />it.it's the newest factory replacement.the old<br />switch had plug-in type connectors.the new switch<br />ties together color to color(6 wires coming out<br />the back of the switch,some are two-wires spliced<br />to one).it still won't turn over.the switch is<br />the choke type.yes i put it in neutral.i'm<br />sure it's probably a blown fuse or a tripped<br />breaker but the fuses i found were fine and i'm<br />not sure where on the motor the breaker or fuse<br />would be located.other than the fuses under the <br />console i only found one fuse on the motor itself<br />and it was fine.<br /><br /> thanks for any help<br /> CTM

 

[self taut]

Re: won't turn over starter when key is turned

check your wires from your switch to your selenoid for contenuity, as well as a visual inspection there may be a break in the wire.or a short.you can also remove the starter wire from the salinoid then have someone there with a multimeter to check for voltage when the key is turned.my guess is a bad selenoid though.

 

[eurolarva]

Re: won't turn over starter when key is turned

You might want to check the neutral interlock switch to verify it is working. They sometimes come loose and the switch wont activate when in neutral. If you follow the small wire on the solenoid it should go to the interlock switch and there should be 12 volts on it when the key is in the start position. Will the choke solenoid work when you push the key in? If so something is hooked up right.