1980 - 85 HP Evinrude Help.

Rapio

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Apr 13, 2013
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Would some one please advise me where the tach. pickup is on this engine. Suddenly no RPM indication. Boat wiring must have been done by a 12 year old. Probably not the engine. Thanks
 

Bosunsmate

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Its normally a grey wire.
Check your battery is charging, if the stator or rectifier break your tach wont work either
 

gm280

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Like Bosunsmate stated, usually the gray wire off the rectifier pack. That is where the stator output connects too to be converted to DC to charge your battery. If all this was working before and suddenly stopped, check for either a broken wire, or a bad tach or a bad stator. You can verify the stator output if you have an AC volt meter...
 

Rapio

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Thanks for responses. Problem was accessory plug (connector) out of control box
 
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