"out for the day all is good .
"out for the day all is good ...untill we get to the fishing spot and drop ancr..turn off the motor and guess what ? the motor stayed running cool ehh....ok so i figure the key switch shorted. anyways i pop the top motor cover hit the interupt switch to shut it down....
proceed to get under the dash pop off the key switch disconnect all the wires ,restart the motor then spred all the wires motor stays running ....ohh no ...i also noticed that the power was staying on ,when i noticed the fuel pump still running ....still with me ?ok did i metion i am out in the golf of mexico 14 miles out 5 foot rolling water LOL
ok i break out a test light, i unplug big 7 wire plug under the dash i have power going to the purple wire with everything off ....meanwhile i connect the key switch up again i ruled this out as the problem...so i clip the purple wire turn on the key all assy. come on, turn it off all goes off ....Ok still have a purple wire clipped and hanging .
ok i try to start motor all is good 1t starts !
shut it down ,,,crap dont shut off Ok did a quick fix (i keep spare parts with me under the seats) had to do a quick fix at this time : drilled a hole in the dash ,installed a toggle switch (heavy duty)connected 2 wires to that,2 pcs of 15' wire from the dash to thw shifter interupt switch I now have to shut it down with the key and the toggle ...
OK we are all fixed for now ...Ohh yeah 1st time in my life being under the dash in rolling waves
I GOT SEASICK Now i am barfing over the side ...cought 4black tip sharkks 5 sail cats and a king macral....OK thats the whole story
Now anyone know where my short is and why it shorted ?and how to track this down and fix ?
Ohh yeah 1993 18' Thompson calae 1800 3.0 A1 G2
regular carb, points and plugs"
"out for the day all is good ...untill we get to the fishing spot and drop ancr..turn off the motor and guess what ? the motor stayed running cool ehh....ok so i figure the key switch shorted. anyways i pop the top motor cover hit the interupt switch to shut it down....
proceed to get under the dash pop off the key switch disconnect all the wires ,restart the motor then spred all the wires motor stays running ....ohh no ...i also noticed that the power was staying on ,when i noticed the fuel pump still running ....still with me ?ok did i metion i am out in the golf of mexico 14 miles out 5 foot rolling water LOL
ok i break out a test light, i unplug big 7 wire plug under the dash i have power going to the purple wire with everything off ....meanwhile i connect the key switch up again i ruled this out as the problem...so i clip the purple wire turn on the key all assy. come on, turn it off all goes off ....Ok still have a purple wire clipped and hanging .
ok i try to start motor all is good 1t starts !
shut it down ,,,crap dont shut off Ok did a quick fix (i keep spare parts with me under the seats) had to do a quick fix at this time : drilled a hole in the dash ,installed a toggle switch (heavy duty)connected 2 wires to that,2 pcs of 15' wire from the dash to thw shifter interupt switch I now have to shut it down with the key and the toggle ...
OK we are all fixed for now ...Ohh yeah 1st time in my life being under the dash in rolling waves
I GOT SEASICK Now i am barfing over the side ...cought 4black tip sharkks 5 sail cats and a king macral....OK thats the whole story
Now anyone know where my short is and why it shorted ?and how to track this down and fix ?
Ohh yeah 1993 18' Thompson calae 1800 3.0 A1 G2
regular carb, points and plugs"