1988 Johnson 30Hp won't stop with key

[Karl Nz]

Hi eveyone I'm new to iboats... I have a Johnson 1988 30hp J30elcce. It wont turn of with key, I replace the ignitiion switch and it did't fix a thing. I think I should replace the power pack but don't real no..So can someone out there help me???
Cheers Karl from Taupo, New Zealand

Hi eveyone I'm new to iboats... I have a Johnson 1988 30hp J30elcce. It wont turn of with key, I replace the ignitiion switch and it did't fix a thing. I think I should replace the power pack but don't real no..So can someone out there help me???
Cheers Karl from Taupo, New Zealand

 

[alldodge]

Hi eveyone I'm new to iboats... I have a Johnson 1988 30hp J30elcce. It wont turn off with key, I replace the ignitiion switch and it did't fix a thing. I think I should replace the power pack but don't real no..So can someone out there help me???
Cheers Karl from Taupo, New Zealand

Howdy Karl and :welcome: to iboats
To start an outboard motor the ground connection is removed from the magneto. To turn the motor off a ground is applied. You need to look at the black wires going to and from the key switch. One of the black wires (magneto) should go to ground (-), and the other will go to the engine magne windings. Use an ohm meter to see if you can find the one with the bad or broken connection.

 

[Bosunsmate]

Find the black yellow wire that comes from the powerpack and touch that to engine ground, if that doesnt kill it your powerpack is busted. If it does kill it then your problem is in the wiring to the key switch, either that black yellow wire has snapped somewhere or the keyswitch has a problem or the -ve ground to the control box is busted.
Lucky you being in Lake Taupo, no need to wash the salt off trailers/motors/fishing rods etc but no snapper either

 

[Bosunsmate]

Another thing to try is to just pull the safety lanyard line if you have one which is separate from the keyswitch, if that kills the engine then its a switch problem you have.
Watch out for those planes crashing in the lake at present.

 

[Karl Nz]

Hi guys thanks so much for the replys. You got the right Bosunsmate there is no bloody snapper here, that why I go all the way to Coromandel. I will give those a go in the next couple of days and let you guys no how I get on.. Thanks again guys
Cheers Karl Nz