1982 Mercury 90HP internal wiring harness building

[Jaba_5923]

Hey guys,

I have a 82 90hp that I bought that needed an internal wiring harness, i've ordered parts but they will take to long to get to me for my amount of patience so I have decided to rebuild it.....most of it I have figured out and ready to solder/splice together and have a question about the RED wire that comes from PIN 8 to starter solenoid + and the rectifier....Should I wire in a fuse and if so what size and where ( between wire and where it goes to harness connector or between wire and where it goes to solenoid) i'm thinking the latter ? the harness I ordered looks like there is a fuse in it but cannot tell for sure and wiring diagram does not show one.
Any info and or advice is appreciated !!

Thanks

 

[GA_Boater]

What harness did you order?

 

[Jaba_5923]

What harness did you order?

its a used factory one off another 82 90hp, just the pics look like there may be a fuse in line

 

[Jaba_5923]

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[Jaba_5923]

Ok.....so the harness showed up today.....good news....and it does have a round fuse holder.....what size fuse ??? I’m thinking 10 or 15 amp ????
thanks for your help guys !!!

 

[GA_Boater]

If it's the same harness as your original, see what fuse is used. No telling how much modification was done over the years. I found this showing a 20A fuse.

 

[Jaba_5923]

Now I fee like a bonehead....doesn’t show the fuse in the Clymer manual but have seen this exact photo before

Thank You very much !!!!!

 

[Chris1956]

Gee, Clymer strikes again. They make catastrophic mistakes in those aftermarket manuals.

 

[Texasmark]

Just a reminder, later model engines use 20A.

Chris-GA.....what's the idle stabilizer? I had a '89 115 and you could sit a glass of water on top and not spill a drop idling and I just thought it was due to 6 cylinders firing every cycle....like an old Lincoln Zephyr 12 cylinder 4 cycle....smooth as silk.