Re: Choke switch Evinrude V4 1972 85 hp

[amuller]

quote fleetwin:

quote amuller:

I’m finally closing in on getting controls working for this.

The choke setup seems a little odd–the solenoid has two windings, one controlled by a switch and fulling closing the flaps. The other controlled by a thermal switch and apparently giving partial closure during warmup. The wiring diagrams show a separate choke switch but there is none in the control box and the key switch is not the push-to-choke type. Of course I can install a separate switch somewhere but what is the original setup? Also, is the switch supposed to be a momentary contact, and is the feed supposed to be from the start terminal or the “ignition” (“on”) terminal of the key switch?

Probably an operator’s manual would clarify this stuff but I haven’t found one.

The control box I’m using is similar but not identical to this one: http://www.marineengine.com/parts/johns … &sid=38966

Thanks.

OK, well that style control box should have a push to choke key switch….Perhaps someone changed out the switch improperly. I would pull the box apart and look for the purple white lead, which is the choke lead. Perhaps someone just left it laying inside the box connected to nothing…

Seems like it. Yes, the purple-white lead is in there, and not long enough to go anywhere else.