1995 Evinrude 88hp

[Hilander]

My main fuse keeps blowing. I can replace it and start the motor but the fuse is now blown. Same goes for raising the motor; blows the fuse. I think it is my ignition switch but not sure. This may be important: I recently removed the tach since it was bad. This is about the same time I noticed the problems. I put the old one back in and reconnected the wires. Could there be a connection?

 

[DJ]

Re: 1995 Evinrude 88hp

Hilander,<br /><br />Two things may cause that fuse to blow. <br /><br />1. Something is hooked up backwards (polarity).<br /><br />2. Something is shorting against a ground.<br /><br />By the way, did you unplug the tach. harness when you took the tach. out?

 

[Hilander]

Re: 1995 Evinrude 88hp

No, I didn't remove the harness. I think I should have. Could simply removing the tach cause the fuse to blow/

 

[DJ]

Re: 1995 Evinrude 88hp

Hilander, <br /><br />It could if any of the three wires touch each other or a ground.

 

[Hilander]

Re: 1995 Evinrude 88hp

djohns19,<br /><br />thanks for the info. I disassembled the ignition and found the entire wiring harness had melted together. I repaired, taped and coated all exposed wiring and this appears to have fixed the problem.