I tried rocking the throttle previously, as the mothership has the same issue. But no effect. Whether the switch in my picture is the neutral safety switch or something else, I've established that applying pressure to it allows the motor to start.
Last week, our tender needed a tow because it suddenly wouldn't crank. Turning the key on the throttle box produced no reaction, not even a click.
Yesterday I finally cracked open the throttle box, expecting a neutral safety switch in contact with the throttle lever. But it's actually in...
Having a hard time getting a straight answer about this, so hopefully someone knows. If you go to the Tohatsu website and download the manual for a 2.5, it will say it can be stored horizontally on either side, or on its front.
Mercury, who sells the same damn engine, doesn't provide online...