1968 Merc 6 Hp Mdl 60 Stop Sw Wiring

[engrkenr]

I cannot find the wiring diagram in the Merc shop manual for the stop switch relative to the terminal block and the two 398-2206 ground leads coming from the stator plate assembly to the terminal block in my 1968 Merc 6 Hp Model 60. Are both 2206 leads supposed to be connected to the same position in the block along with the open side of the lead coming from the stop switch? I was concerned that connecting the two leads in the same position

which come from each condenser ​

would potentially damage one or both of the condensers since each condenser would receive a pulse when it was exactly 180 degrees out of phase with high point of the cam. What am I missing here?

 

[RCO]

One lead from the switch goes to one post on the terminal block and from there on to one of the points sets on the stator. Same thing for the other wire, doesn't matter which goes where. If you attach the two leads together it is the same as pushing the kill switch. It won't damage anything, but you would have no spark .

 

[engrkenr]

Further clarity is needed. There are 4 positions on the nylon terminal block; the 2 in the middle are open while the left and right are grounded through the terminal block attachment screws. If either stator lead is attached to the grounded posts, that cylinder won't fire. If one lead from the stop switch is attached to the grounded post and the other to one of the stator leads at one of the center posts, that cylinder stops firing when pressing the switch but doesn't kill the engine. Are you saying that the two stator leads should be separately attached to the 2 center positions along with one stop switch lead attached to each so that pressing the stop switch then kills the engine because that connects the 2 stator leads?

 

[RCO]

Yes, that is what you need to do. Since one set of points is closed to ground when the other is open, having the kill switch wired between them will short both to ground and stop spark on both cylinders when the button is pressed .