3.0 merc no constant 12v at coil

[Burgertoo]

Hi all, 1st time poster.. Put in a new starter today and it cranks over and starts fine but I have no power at my coil on the positive side from my purple resistance wire so it will not stay running. I do have power from the key on the purple wire. The purple wire also gets very hot at the coil but has no power(Weird). Is it possible I have a faulty solenoid in my brand new starter? The boat did not have this problem before. I do have power at my choke and coming back on the resistor side of the wire from the alternator.

 

[Bt Doctur]

Put in a new starter today and it cranks over and starts fine but I have no power at my coil on the positive side from my Runs means you have power to the coil

 

[Burgertoo]

No, it only has cranking power. As soon as I let off the key it dies. There is no constant power at coil. Power is supplied from purple/ yellow when cranking and then is supplied a by purple in run position.It has been tested with a light.

 

[Burgertoo]

Bump... Anyone have any ideas? My next thought is to dig into harness for a short- but the new starter is the only thing that has changed.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,..... Chase the purple wire's power,....

Start at the key switch, then the cannon plug where the boat's wirin' meets the motor's wirin,......

 

[Burgertoo]

Thanks..any idea why the wire would be hot to the touch with no voltage at the coil? I don’t get that part.. it does look like someone jumped the plug connector with a piece of copper wire because of a broken male end..