Quicksilver 3000 Controls help

[joho5]

Just bought a boat and the tilt and trim was wired to the dash on a rocker switch...straight to the pump motor. I know this isnt right. My controls (quicksilver 3000) has a tilt and trim switch in the throttle handle, like most. Also coming out of my harness under the cowl, there is the blue and green wires not connected to anything. Are those coming from my control handle? I know you need the blue and green, but you also need a power wire to energize that switch.

I guess I need to know where those wires from the switch go from my handle. Do they go towards the console, or back to the motor? Is the other end of them what I am finding under my cowl.

Currently there is nothing tilt and trim related under the cowl, other than those to blue and green wires that arent hooked to anything.

I need to know basically how to do this.

For reference its a force (merc) 40hp, 1994 model.

I have ordered the harness that comes with the two relays, group of red wires, and black wires, one set of bigger blue and green that goes to pump and another set of smaller ones that go to a switch.

help getting this right would be appreciated.

Ill post a reply that has the one picture of the wires inside the cowl.

 

[alldodge]

It sounds like you want the standard wiring diagram for tilt/trim. Below is the standard for Mercruiser, but wiring is the same for OB, just different relays

 

[joho5]

Just bought a boat and the tilt and trim was wired to the dash on a rocker switch...straight to the pump motor. I know this isnt right. My controls (quicksilver 3000) has a tilt and trim switch in the throttle handle, like most. Also coming out of my harness under the cowl, there is the blue and green wires not connected to anything. Are those coming from my control handle? I know you need the blue and green, but you also need a power wire to energize that switch.

I guess I need to know where those wires from the switch go from my handle. Do they go towards the console, or back to the motor? Is the other end of them what I am finding under my cowl.

Currently there is nothing tilt and trim related under the cowl, other than those to blue and green wires that arent hooked to anything.

I need to know basically how to do this.

For reference its a force (merc) 40hp, 1994 model.

I have ordered the harness that comes with the two relays, group of red wires, and black wires, one set of bigger blue and green that goes to pump and another set of smaller ones that go to a switch.

help getting this right would be appreciated.

Ill post a reply that has the one picture of the wires inside the cowl.

It sounds like you want the standard wiring diagram for tilt/trim. Below is the standard for Mercruiser, but wiring is the same for OB, just different relaysView attachment 372357View attachment 372358

So from this diagram…the green and blue that are inside my cowl come from the contols.

 

[alldodge]

So from this diagram…the green and blue that are inside my cowl come from the contols.

That appears correct.
Looks like the wires are just inside the cable coming from the control.

 

[joho5]

That appears correct.
Looks like the wires are just inside the cable coming from the control.

Im just hoping they in reality run from the control all the way back there...then it will be easy to hook up the rest of the system. Can pickup power from starter solenoid block.

 

[joho5]

That appears correct.
Looks like the wires are just inside the cable coming from the control.

Also, it looks like that switch would get its "hot" 12v from inside the cowl...right?

Can I hook the outboard up to the battery and when I press up or down, one of the leads inside there should show 12v right? and then go away when its in the middle position?

 

[alldodge]

Yes, but
Correct you need 12v to power the pump but also need 12v to power the switches. The switch energizes one relay using low current 12v. Then the relay switches turns on the pump using higher current 12v.

This is how its shown in above pic. Main high current power feeds the main contacts on relays. Smaller wires using lower current branches off to feed switches and relay coils