'96 115 Mercury Found Disconnected Wire?

[sylvan21]

I have '96 115 Merc. There is a small wire located under the oil inj. tank that has come unplugged. Wire is brown with a white stripe. I have used the boat 3 times this year and it seems to run fine. What is this wire for?

 

[big_b16]

Re: '96 115 Mercury Found Disconnected Wire?

Not sure about brn/wht. There's supposed to be a brn wire from trigger to the switch box and a brn wire from switch box to the RPM limiter. Look around and see where the other end of your wire is attached to. Then find where the opposite unconnected wire is...if there is one. What is on the end of the wire, a male/female connector or a ring terminal?

 

[Faztbullet]

Re: '96 115 Mercury Found Disconnected Wire?

trim guage connector

 

[sylvan21]

Re: '96 115 Mercury Found Disconnected Wire?

There is a male and female end that plug into eachother. they just arn't connected. I just bought this boat late last year so I'm not farmiliar with it yet. I didn't know if it was disconnected for a reason?

 

[j_martin]

Re: '96 115 Mercury Found Disconnected Wire?

One end should go down through the pan to the trim gauge sender. The two bullets connect inside the cover, lower starboard side. The wire then goes into the harness and up to the console connector on the front of the shifter thingie. It's supposed to go to a trim indicator gauge.

hope it helps
John

 

[sylvan21]

Re: '96 115 Mercury Found Disconnected Wire?

So does that meen that there isn't a trim indicator on my boat and it is ok that this wire is disconnected?

 

[j_martin]

Re: '96 115 Mercury Found Disconnected Wire?

So does that meen that there isn't a trim indicator on my boat and it is ok that this wire is disconnected?

Yep.........

 

[sylvan21]

Re: '96 115 Mercury Found Disconnected Wire?

John,
Thanks for all the help.
John.