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Thanks again!!
There is a wire in the red plug that rotted out, BS found it and it does go to the tan wires!! So you might be right on the money!! BS is coming Friday with a new wire harness for the motor, I am going to replace the boat side wire harness tomorrow cause I have one here. Hopefully this will take care of the problem?? It has to be something simple like a wire cause everything was perfect till the sifter broke. and we disturbed wires.
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07-22-2008, 06:57 PM
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Just remembered.
Usually you can crank an engine without the harness to the shifter connected and run but not be able to shut it off. This may help localise the problem. Start the engine, then unplug the harness under the cowling and see if the problem still exists. In order to shut it off, you must plug it back up in order to use the key switch as the kill or off position. Unless the wire you are describing is in that harness connection.
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07-22-2008, 08:18 PM
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Yes the red round one inside the cowl that goes to the control box and to the engine harness, about 1 1/2" round.
We have checked motors prior to purchase if controls were not available, say on the back of the boat or in a drum without the control box attached by jumping the starter solonoid and manually choking the engine. Only problem, there is no way to kill the engine except to choke it down or unplug the gas and let it run out. Anyway... This might let you localize it to the control box wires or the engine harness wires or not without replacing them. I can't imagine it being either based on the way the VRO was wired but I have no experience on this. Won't cost nothing but a trip to the ramp, at least you can experience how easy it is to steal a boat without a key.
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07-23-2008, 05:20 PM
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Well I gave up as this motor has many issues and they keep coming the more we dig!!
So as of Friday I will be the new owner of a Mercury 2.4 175hp. Should be all installed and running by Friday night if the gods are with us!! BS, CB, and I will bang it out in no time!!  Any one need OMC parts??
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