Emergency kill circuit ?

[Joker2]

I disconnected the shift switch, cranked it still had no spark on port side. Jasoncoopercola I have looked at all my wires and have fixed a bunch of pinched wires, I was in the control box quite a bit, all is good in there. I think it's on to testing the powerpack and the stator, but i need a peak voltage reading DVA which I do not have.

[spareparts]

have you checked spark with out the main wire harness disconnected from the engine?

[Joker2]

Yes, with the main wiring harness connected I have no spark at all. With the starboard side 6 pin plug going into the power pack disconnected the motor starts and runs ( crappy )on the # 1,3,5 cyl. only. I also get the same results when i only unplug the bl/yw 1 pin amphenol style plug up by the powerpack.

[spareparts]

was the key turned on and the kill switch in operational position when you checked spark with the harness plugged in? If it was, you have an issue with the key switch, kill switch or the harness itself. You could still have otehr issues with the engine side. You're going to need a dva meter to diagnose any further. If you want to try a couple other things, shin a flash light under the flywheel, look for the magnets to be out of position, cracked or stuck together. Secondly, swap the leads to the coils form one side to the other, see if the spark moves with it, if it doesn't and still fires on 1 3 5, check the coils grounding straps, they are known to corroded and not ground. Pull the cover off the power pack, look under the cover and make sure you don't have any wires pinched, pull each an-phenol plug apart and check the connections. Look around for any black yellow wires you haven't disconnected yet, if you find any more, unhook them and look for spark on all 6. If this doesn't get it, you're going to have to get a dva adapter

[Joker2]

I just replaced kill switch and ignition switch so I know they are good, I will check out those other suggestions right after the storm passes, if my boat makes it through. Thanks

[spareparts]

if you didn't have any spark with the engine harness hooked up, you still have a problem with the boat side of the electrical, whether its the harness,m key switch, kill switch or what ever, make sure you do all your testing on the engine with the harness disconnected, once you get fire on all 6, then go back and start diagnosing the boat side.

[Joker2]

Finally fixed motor, when the mechanic gave me a newer control box he spliced my harness and did a crappy job. The bl/ yw kill circuit wire was exposed int three spots and so was the yw / rd power wire. redid the whole thing " the right way " she runs better than ever real smooth, no shaking. I am still only getting 4-4200 RPM's though. Speed is 29-31 MPH at 4000. Prop is 15-1/2 X 15. she jumps onto plane. I can get a hold of a SS 14 X 19. My friend has this on his 21' Hydra Sports ( heavier than mine )with an 89' 200HP Evinrude on a gil bracket, he gets 6,000 RPM's sometimes more, and his boat is FAST ! not sure exactly the speed but it has to be around 45. Do you think this will make up the difference? Will it be a dog out of the hole? Also the mechanic told me when I bought the motor that he put on a lower unit that was a newer year than the 94' motor, could the gearing be different in the lower unit ?