61 Johnson 40 - help needed with wiring harness.

[Another retired guy]

My son-in-law just picked up this motor. It has a harness with four wires - 2 black; 1light brown, and 1 off-white. We're guessing white and 1 black for starter solenoid and brown and 1 black for "kill switch". Can anyone confirm this as we don't want to risk shorting something out by the trial-and-error method
Thanks.

 

[nwcove]

http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engi...and-evinrude-s-many-years-and-models?t=515631

 

[Another retired guy]

http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engi...and-evinrude-s-many-years-and-models?t=515631

Thanks for that link. The wiring diagram will help a lot. Also learned the motor is a 1961 !

 

[bigez151]

http://www.marineengine.com/parts/j...urer=Johnson&section=Electrical+Starter+Group


hope this gets you started just did a rebuild on my 60 johnson 40hp let me know if you need any assistance. I wired mine without the control box with a kill switch.

 

[bigez151]

http://www.marineengine.com/parts/johnson-evinrude-parts.php?year=1961&hp=40

 

[bigez151]

im not sure why its not letting the link go through but its marineengine dot com and goto boat engine parts to select model / year / hp and go through the different selections to find the correct diagram

 

[Another retired guy]

im not sure why its not letting the link go through but its marineengine dot com and goto boat engine parts to select model / year / hp and go through the different selections to find the correct diagram

Thanks. I had found this site, but couldn't find any diagram that showed where the four wires were supposed to go. After researching other forums, I now think the 2 black wires go to the M terminals on the ignition switch. I'm guessing the tan wire is for temp gauge/alarm, and the white wire is for the cutout.

 

[Another retired guy]

I have my answers
See this old iboats forum link for wiring diagrams for a 61 Johnson 40

http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engine-repair-and-maintenance/johnson-evinrude-outboards/108412-1961-johnson-40hp