Electric Help Needed, Please!!

[GLADES]

Love the old Merc motors. I had a 57 Mercury MK20 (green paint) with the throttle on the tiller and a pull start. That motor was rock solid. I finally sold it in 1990. I wish I still had it. I used to rent a john boat out at Loxahatchee and mount the Merc. Very reliable.

I would replace the throttle box ASAP. You can get by with it for now, but it is really an unsafe condition.

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thanx!! i will check if the switch is in the linkage somewhere, but i really doubt it, i have already replaced the lower unit, and to do so, i had to remove the links, and i didnt see any wires around it...

hopefuly tomorrow i will be able to take her to the water, and i will check if it can be started in gear...

[Traveler2586]

The starter should be deactivated unless the engine is in neutral. The switch could be in either the throttle/shift control, or at the linkage on the motor.

Look at post #29, top diagram, bottom center, next to the start solenoid is a safety switch. It's location on the drawing tells me this one is somewhere under the engine hood. But look at how it's wired, the solenoid will not function unless the switch is in the correct position. You may have something like this on your motor.

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Look at post #29, top diagram, bottom center, next to the start solenoid is a safety switch. It's location on the drawing tells me this one is somewhere under the engine hood. But look at how it's wired, the solenoid will not function unless the switch is in the correct position. You may have something like this on your motor.

well, i have not looked at something like that in my motor, but i will check....

hopefully today we will be able to take her to the lake, and then i will check if it starts on the Forward position...