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again, troubleshoot prior, you may not have a switch problem. simply throwing parts at a problem and not understanding the problem is like lighting $100 bills and tossing them in the wind. 5 minutes with a DVM and you can diagnose what is wrong and what needs repair or replacement.

troubleshoot prior. you may not have a wire problem.

is your key switch set up for magneto ignition? yes or no?

you dont state what year your 3.0 is. however if it has points and it sat, you need to file the points, set the dwell, and then set the timing

check the plugs for signs of water. sounds like hydro lock

because the volume goes to 11!?? LOL

what is on the bottom now? is it black ablative anti-fouling? or a colored bottom paint? why was your bottom painted if you have a trailer boat? did you buy a boat that was previously moored? if you have black ablative paint on their now and you clean it and then recoat with 2 coats of...

if you ran the motor for any length of time (longer than a few seconds) without the water lever being way above the impeller, you may have toasted the impeller.

inspect that transom and the stringers for rot. while the motor may run, old fiberglass boats often need lots of work. the most expensive boats are the ones that are free or close to free as they need the most work.

what troubleshooting or diagnosis have you done. As indicated above, you will have to look to find the problem. could be bad wiring under the cowl, could be bad wiring in the boat, could be a bad enrichment solenoid, could be a bad switch.

dont look to facetube. most of the info is wrong. look in the stickies on this forum. however a failing lower shift cable will delay its action often causing stumbling and in some cases killing the motor while shifting (use google to search for the string "lower shift cable iboats.com" and...

Don't confuse a bad lower shift cable for a bad switch. Easy to diagnose

The angled dingus points forward

It's a micro limit switch. Many manufactured by Cherry it Honeywell. I order thru digikey or Newark.

I use a section of glass with stick-on DA paper for cleanup after surfacing with a big file or my airboard

Crank bolt holes go off the crank being used. Is this a GM crank, SCAT, or other?

Look at the load calculation section. I can post the exact section tomorrow

It's a $6 switch if it is bad

agreed, leave down unless it will drag. If you must tilt up, then use a motor deflopinizer as needed.

ABYC E11 begs to differ fuse size is based on the device(s) being protected, however should not exceed the conductor capacity.