07-12-2011, 02:05 AM
Took my 1984 Mercury 35HP to the lake and it failed to start. I was able to jump the solenoid and get the motor to turn over. I isolated it down to the keyswitch I opened up the controls and found the keyswitch in two pieces. I ordered a sierra products replacement switch and spent hours researching the correct color codes for a mercury motor and came up with the following. I scanned the instructions that came with the switch and labeled each color and where I connected it.
Can anyone look at my diagram and point me in the right direction. Only possibility I can see is that the black with yellow stripe and yellow with Black Stripe are in the wrong positions.
When i try and start nothing happens. If i push the key in I can hear the choke engage properly.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Can anyone look at my diagram and point me in the right direction. Only possibility I can see is that the black with yellow stripe and yellow with Black Stripe are in the wrong positions.
When i try and start nothing happens. If i push the key in I can hear the choke engage properly.
Any help would be appreciated.
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