'83 Evenrude 15 won't stop.

[Batchawana]

Kill button does not work, and grounding the black wire out of power pack still does not stop sparks. Ground wire on power pack is OK. I hate to replace the power pack for this problem, can I ground out, or open circuit a sensor wire to shut off the ignition?

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: '83 Evenrude 15 won't stop.

Just a thought, but you may be able to rig something up to the spark plugs to ground them out if all else fails. Is there not a black wire with a yellow stripe that kills the engine?

 

[Xcusme]

Re: '83 Evenrude 15 won't stop.

Batch...the Black wire from the powerpack that goes under a mounting bolt is NOT the ground, it's the output voltage of the powerpack.<br /><br />Find the 2 wires going to the kill switch. One of these 2 wires should be connected to the powerhead, the other should go into a wire connector. If you ground the wire that goes into the wiring connector (from the kill switch), the motor should stop.

 

[Normandy]

Re: '83 Evenrude 15 won't stop.

Batchawana,<br /> I had an '83 Evinrude 90hp with a similar problem. It turned out to be a faulty powerpack. When the powerpack was replaced had no trouble shutting off motor. Hope this helps.