Hey all,
I posted before but that was a while back, and I'm having issues. I'm trying to hook up my '82 Mercury 150hp V6 Black Max. I have the wiring Harness, which has wires of the following colors: Red, Black, Purple, Brown, Gray, Yellow/Red, Yellow/Black, Black/Yellow. I know what the standard colors of these wires on an outboard mean, but I'm messing up in actually hooking it up. Here is what else I have, I have two yellow wires and an orange wire coming from the throttle control box, I think the two yellows are two ends of the Neutral start switch, I don't know what the orange goes to. And last but not least, I have a new Sea Dog Line, 3 position push to choke key switch, which has a Red, Black, Purple, Yellow/Red, Yellow/Black, and Black Yellow.
I have tried hooking the corresponding colors from wiring harness directly to the key switch, and have also tried the same, but with the Yellow/Red from the wiring harness going to one of the Yellow wires on the neutral start switch, and the other yellow going to the yellow/red on the key switch. No matter how I hook it up though, It's like it has no power at all. Tested the battery and it's fully charged, I know the motor works great, so please tell me what I'm doing wrong. I'll post some pics of what I have below.
I posted before but that was a while back, and I'm having issues. I'm trying to hook up my '82 Mercury 150hp V6 Black Max. I have the wiring Harness, which has wires of the following colors: Red, Black, Purple, Brown, Gray, Yellow/Red, Yellow/Black, Black/Yellow. I know what the standard colors of these wires on an outboard mean, but I'm messing up in actually hooking it up. Here is what else I have, I have two yellow wires and an orange wire coming from the throttle control box, I think the two yellows are two ends of the Neutral start switch, I don't know what the orange goes to. And last but not least, I have a new Sea Dog Line, 3 position push to choke key switch, which has a Red, Black, Purple, Yellow/Red, Yellow/Black, and Black Yellow.
I have tried hooking the corresponding colors from wiring harness directly to the key switch, and have also tried the same, but with the Yellow/Red from the wiring harness going to one of the Yellow wires on the neutral start switch, and the other yellow going to the yellow/red on the key switch. No matter how I hook it up though, It's like it has no power at all. Tested the battery and it's fully charged, I know the motor works great, so please tell me what I'm doing wrong. I'll post some pics of what I have below.