Help wanted please :(

[Mavric]

Hi all ive got what i believe is 1979 yamaha 40 hp 2 stroke outboard i had to strip it down and replace the steering handle all good now and it runs had it running today the problem i have is i cant turn it it off unless i disconect the fuel line and wait for the float chamber to empty ive got a new kill switch i purchased but i dont know where it fits can someone tell me how to turn the engine off properly without having to disconnect the fuel line and where to connect the kill switch there is no tiller arm on it either and dont want one as it connects to the steering on my boat this is a pic of my outboard before restoration cheers steve .

 

[taz]

Gary did a piece on one he did.

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=247599

Hope it helps.

 

[Mavric]

Gary did a piece on one he did.

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=247599

Hope it helps.

Hi taz i dont have a stop button on the engine to connect it to or i cant find it .

 

[taz]

Hi taz i dont have a stop button on the engine to connect it to or i cant find it .

There has to be one somewhere, surely

Someone will be along soon.............

 

[paulm299]

Do you have a kill switch and lanyard ? Unless someone has removed the kill switch and shorted the wires it would not run . That would have left a hole in the front of the lower casing .

 

[landlockedpirate]

If the engine has been controlled by remotes then the stop switch would have been on the control box and wired into the loom.

I thin k you may also have your hydrafoil on backwards ?

Can you upload a picture of the front of the engine, it may help.

 

[Mavric]

nope there isnt a stop switch i bought it off a guy on here trying to contact him by phone no joy yet he might be on holiday , as for a kill switch and laynard ive bought a new one looking at my manual for the engine theres 2 wires off the ht lead and stator with a place to connect the wires from cut out switch not sure if thats were it goes it like 1 wire with a double connection


old pic uploaded before refurb will upload some more

 

[Mavric]

Do you have a kill switch and lanyard ? Unless someone has removed the kill switch and shorted the wires it would not run . That would have left a hole in the front of the lower casing .

No theres no kill switch attatced to it , theres a pull choke on the front and a rubber grommet with a little hole in it.

 

[paulm299]

As landlockedpirate says , The kill switch or ignition switch on a remotely controlled engine is normally on the throttle / gearchange box . Do you have two wires not connected together that might be the the ones you short out to kill the engine , or a cable that runs to the control box . As you seem to be running the engine off the boat the cables are not connected to a kill switch so the engine would run .

 

[Racingfrank7]

Is it not just a case of putting a 3pin switch in that earths the coil(s)

 

[Mavric]

Is it not just a case of putting a 3pin switch in that earths the coil(s)

Dont know mate never done one theres 2 wires from the stator and a double set from the ht lead dose it have a coil if its a pull start dont want to sound stupid

 

[paulm299]

Years ago I had a Mercury 60 hp , If I remember correctly , The switch broke the circuit on the live + side of the coil .

 

[Lakesailor]

You need to be using the iboats forums. You'll need to register to get the info you need.

 

[Mavric]

As landlockedpirate says , The kill switch or ignition switch on a remotely controlled engine is normally on the throttle / gearchange box . Do you have two wires not connected together that might be the the ones you short out to kill the engine , or a cable that runs to the control box . As you seem to be running the engine off the boat the cables are not connected to a kill switch so the engine would run .

There are 2 wires not connected to anything that come from under the stator and pull start housing but no control box .

 

[Mavric]

As landlockedpirate says , The kill switch or ignition switch on a remotely controlled engine is normally on the throttle / gearchange box . Do you have two wires not connected together that might be the the ones you short out to kill the engine , or a cable that runs to the control box . As you seem to be running the engine off the boat the cables are not connected to a kill switch so the engine would run .

Right i connected the kill switch to the spare orange and gey wire and the engine wont start even when the laynard is connected to the stop button but once i disconnect the wires it fires up on iboats someone has a different problem but thats where theres connects to mine is yamaha 40br if it hepls peeps to help me sort this problem out Here is a photo of the wires im on about ive marked the spare wires and there uses i think but i might be wrong

 

[Mavric]

Right i connected the kill switch to the spare orange and gey wire and the engine wont start even when the laynard is connected to the stop button but once i disconnect the wires it fires up on iboats someone has a different problem but thats where theres connects to mine is yamaha 40br if it hepls peeps to help me sort this problem out Here is a photo of the wires im on about ive marked the spare wires and there uses i think but i might be wrong

Sust it now but i have another problem now it will only shut down if i connect the laynard as apossed to having it disconnected so i need to know which one to buy on ebay as i have the one that dose the opposite cheers steve.