1969 55hp wiring question

[watergecko]

1969 55 hp J55EL69? , there are two yellow wires coming off the stator that run around motor to rectifier. Are these two wires carrying the same voltage/purpose? i.e. what if they get reversed? Mine were badly cracked/frayed and i snipped them before i realized the wires were identical (may not be original). I'm going to need to redo the harness, i took pics but they're identical their whole route.

 

[watergecko]

Re: 1969 55hp wiring question

Anybody please? I ordered a service manual but itll be a few days, really want to see if i fried anything earlier, but dont wanna blow a stator or rectifier. Again there are two yellow wires coming off stator going to rectifier, can these be interchanged or do i need to pull flywheel and chase wires?

 

[Daviet]

Re: 1969 55hp wiring question

If both of the wires were the same color, with no tracer on one wire, there is no polarity to worry about, just hook them up.

 

[Tim Frank]

Re: 1969 55hp wiring question

They carry AC voltage....polarity is non-issue...they are functionally identical.

 

[watergecko]

Re: 1969 55hp wiring question

They carry AC voltage....polarity is non-issue...they are functionally identical.

Thanks so much guys, my heart is in my throat waiting to try it!

 

[watergecko]

Re: 1969 55hp wiring question

It lives!!!

 

[Daviet]

Re: 1969 55hp wiring question

Great, glad you got your problem solved.