float switch problem

[babyblu]

when i use the elec choke on my 77 Evinrude the light on the three way bilge
switch comes on everything works OK but this never happened before.

 

[jtexas]

Re: float switch problem

should be ok, as long as water in the bilge doesn't activate the choke!

just kidding.

The light comes on - does the pump spin up?
And the helm and float switches both work normally as well?

Do you have the original OMC control box, or are your controls integrated into the helm?

Is it a push-to-choke keyswitch or a separate switch?

 

[DRIFTER_016]

Re: float switch problem

Sounds like a poor ground some where.

 

[babyblu]

Re: float switch problem

everything works the way it should only the bilge light comes on when i push the choke in once the engine starts the light goes out. and i do have the OMC style
ignition where you push the key in to activate the choke.

 

[jtexas]

Re: float switch problem

still wondering if the bilge pump actually runs when the choke is activated, or just the light.

obviously there's a wire in there touching another wire it's not supposed to touch.

But the bilge pump shouldn't be on a switched circuit; you would expect it to be wired independently from the keyswitch.

I think you've got to pull that light out of the dash and find out where that accidental contact is happening. focus on areas where wires might be rubbing together, chafing the insulation.

the light has to get 12V from the bilge pump switch(es), right? if the pump isn't running, then you can isolate your search to the wiring between the light and the switch(es).

Did that make sense?

 

[babyblu]

Re: float switch problem

Thanks for the help i will check it out when i go to the boat on Thursday, and the bilge pump does not run when i activate the choke and once the engine is running the light goes out.