Yeah ....well she's running good but I've got lots of cdi 2's laying around and when I get some time I going to convert it. Need to convert to the red plug anyways....
Right now the two blue wires aren't shutting it off, only way to kill it is to choke it.
Either your throttle/shift cables are froze up or your timer plate is. Remove the cables from the engine and see if the cables move freely with the control box.
Post your results.
Motor looks like it needs lots of work. Post a picture of your entire outboard.
Was wondering if I take the flywheel and coils off from under my 1985 30 horse, the CDI unit and the wiring harness and it might all work. But maybe it doesn't work that way