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1990 60hp evinrude starter is getting power while engine is running

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joe_don_baker

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starter gets power while engin

starter gets power while engine is running .burned out orig starter. changed solinoid and starter still have problem. ruled out start switch .
 
"Joe.... The only three things

"Joe.... The only three things that will cause that problem is a sticking starter solenoid, OR you have the cable leading from the starter to the solenoid connected to the same terminal that the battery cable is connected to, OR you somehow have 12 volts being applied to the small 3/8" nut terminal of the solenoid that activates the solenoid."
 
wires connected to 3/8 nut go

wires connected to 3/8 nut go to terminal board/rectifier/and possible regulator.could that cause 12 volts if they were shorted
 
"I've never encountered a

"I've never encountered a wiring setup such as you describe.

It sounds like your wiring is incorrect. You need to obtain a service manual that has a wiring diagram. Disconnect the battery and keep it disconnected until you can study the wiring diagram.

A smaller red wire normally leads from the large starter solenoid terminal (same terminal that the battery cable is attached to) to a fuse assembly, and from that fuse assembly it leads to and is connected to the "B" (battery) terminal of the ignition switch.

Another wire is attached to the "S" (solenoid) terminal of the ignition switch which leads back to and is connected to the small 3/8" nut of the starter solenoid that engages the solenoid."
 
sorry for the poor info on my

sorry for the poor info on my last post.my engine is a 1990 60 hp evinrude with a tiller handle.it has a start butten with a red wire going to the"B" post of the "S".it has a yellow wire going to the 3/8nut of the "S".from the"B" post of the "S" there is a red lead that goes to a fuse and then to a terminal strip on side of engine.from the 3/8nut on the's' there is a yellow wire that goes to the terminal strip. the purple wire from the rectifier is attached to the same screw as the yellow wire on the terminal strip.im gonna check it out wed/thur.thanks for your help joe reeves.
 
"Still a little confused here.

"Still a little confused here.

The "S" that you mention above... Does that "S" mean "Start Button"?

The way you have it worded sounds like you have a terminal marked "B" and a terminal marked "S" with one wire leading to both of those terminals.

There should be a 12 volt fused wire leading from the battery terminal of the starter solenoid that leads to one terminal of the Start Push Button switch.

There should be another wire leading from the other terminal of the Start Push Button switch to the 3/8" nut of the solenoid that engages the solenoid.

If the starter spins with those wires hooked up, disconnect the wire at that 3/8" nut (not the ground 3/8" nut).

If the starter stops spinning when you disconnect that wire, the Start Push Button is stuck closed."
 
sorry for confusing you. would

sorry for confusing you. would it be possible for a shorted out rectifier to supply 12 volts to the 3/8nut on the solinoid? i bypassed the starter butten and resuts were the same
 
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