Same thing. The lanyard kicks the key back and I suppose it is by design so someone can restart the boat but I'm not happy with that. I want the motor to ground out because most of the time I'll be by myself and don't trust the key kicking over. I re-installed the original switch and also...
I think I'm going to remove the wiring and check continuity before I look further.
Here's where I am. I removed the new switch and tested continuity between M terminals.
1) Switch off-continuity
2) Switch on with lanyard attached - no continuity
3) Switch on without lanyard attached - no...
All that has been tested. Compression is good and battery new.
The problem is the motor WILL RUN with the kill switch activated (on occasion) and then at times it will kill motor (as designed). I'm sure it is a sporadic electrical problem but unsure why the two activated kill switches will allow...
Thanks for the add. I'm posting here as I'm stumped right now. Here is the condition. I recently purchased a 1996 CS with a 1996 Evinrude 88 SPL model E88TSLEDR. It did not have a kill switch but just a key switch. I purchased an inline kill switch and added it. The switch worked fine. We...
