engine kill switch.

1975oday22

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i have a 2 prong kill switch from a bayliner that i am trying to install into our 1985 omc stringer 400. any ideas on how to hook this up?
 

Scott Danforth

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if it is a kill switch from an outboard
step 1 throw it away it wont work
step 2 - spend $10 on a new kill switch
step 3 install on the dash
step 4 wire in the purple wire between the ignition switch and the rest of the boat

if its a kill switch from an I/O
step 1 install on the dash
step 2 wire in the purple wire between the ignition switch and the rest of the boat
 

1975oday22

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if it is a kill switch from an outboard
step 1 throw it away it wont work
step 2 - spend $10 on a new kill switch
step 3 install on the dash
step 4 wire in the purple wire between the ignition switch and the rest of the boat

if its a kill switch from an I/O
step 1 install on the dash
step 2 wire in the purple wire between the ignition switch and the rest of the boat
its a switch from a 1980s bayliner capri inboard 2 pole. going in to 1985 sunray. do i hook one from the neutral wire then to the yellow /red? or yellow/red then ground the other? i installed this dash and it came with the kill switch witch is 2 prong. will post pic
back of kill switch
 

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Bondo

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Ayuh,..... Yellow/ red is the Start circuit,.... Purple is the ignition,....
 

Scott Danforth

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its a switch from a 1980s bayliner capri inboard 2 pole. going in to 1985 sunray. do i hook one from the neutral wire then to the yellow /red? or yellow/red then ground the other? i installed this dash and it came with the kill switch witch is 2 prong. will post pic
back of kill switch
what part of you wire it in the purple wire did you not understand from post #3?

red is battery power
yellow/red is start
purple is igniti0n

you take the purple wire , you cut it, you put the switch between the two cut ends of the purple wire.

why would you install a bayliner dash in a boat? some of the worst gauges on the planet
 

1975oday22

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what part of you wire it in the purple wire did you not understand from post #3?

red is battery power
yellow/red is start
purple is igniti0n

you take the purple wire , you cut it, you put the switch between the two cut ends of the purple wire.

why would you install a bayliner dash in a boat? some of the worst gauges on the planet
well for one thing, i dont have a ignition that has purple, 3 spades. is all i have on it. i have bat, start and acc. no purples at all. the engine is a omc stringer 400. second. i like the look of the bayliner guages and dash. they work just as well as any others out there. why knock someones ideas ?
 

1975oday22

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my bad, i just checked again and yes i do have purple. so i will be hooking the kill up shortly. thank you all for the help.
 
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