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I used the service manual to test the control box harness (red plug) and it passed all of the functionality tests. Yet, when I turn the motor on and have it running, when I turn the key switch to OFF or press the kill switch, the motor still runs. I had 2 other control boxes which just plain aren’t working right (I’ll get to those at a later date).
I may have just answered my own question, but I started testing the kill circuit on the motor end to see if there is a break in the black and black/yellow wiring somewhere which is preventing the ignition from grounding out to kill off the motor. I suspect there is a disconnect somewhere in that stop circuit on the motor side which is why the control box has no way of killing off the motor in the off position or with the stop switch with lanyard.
Granted, it’s been a long day of labor, and I think my focus was probably getting foggy, so I called it quits for the night and will get back to it first thing next week (heading out on my other boat in boston harbor and then up to portsmouth NH this weekend…yippee and nice weather to boot!)