9.9 Seahorse start switch.

[Nuaticocat]

I just bought a 1980 Johnson seahorse outboard. The motor ran fine when I bought it, but I didn't notice how the guy started and stopped it. It has no switch. Can anyone give me an idea where to find a start / stop switch and how it gets hooked up? Model is J10ELCID , serial is E5523680.
thanks

 

[Daviet]

Re: 9.9 Seahorse start switch.

That model number makes it a 1981 engine.
You really don't have a start switch, just a pushbutton switch on the front to stop it, hold in the switch till it shuts off.
Here is what the stop switch looks like.
http://www.ishopmarine.com/ishop/js...nown&isFrPG=false&forItemCode=&pCode=C0086338

 

[Nuaticocat]

Re: 9.9 Seahorse start switch.

Thanks for the info. Any help on where the wires go? Is there a hrness end somewhere that it plugs to? What makes it an 81? The guy I bought it from said it was a mid 90s. I didn't know any better. My loss.

 

[Daviet]

Re: 9.9 Seahorse start switch.

Isn't there a stop switch on your engine, does it not turn the engine off when you push it in?
http://www.ishopmarine.com/ishop/js...CatFilter=BRP&eCatSupFldr=supplier-100-005-EJ

 

[Nuaticocat]

Re: 9.9 Seahorse start switch.

No switch, just a hole in the motor baseplate where the switch would go. Start is 2 leads with pins on them pigtailed out of the baseplate. I would like to install a kill switch, but I don't know where the wires will go.

 

[gozierdt]

Re: 9.9 Seahorse start switch.

I forget just which article has the electrical diagrams, but if you search in
"LeeRoy's Ramblings" (a Great source if info on these motors), you can find
both the electrical diagrams, and an alternative stop switch that only costs
about $12, instead of the $40-50 for the "official" switch. All you need to
do is ground out the ignition, so a simple momentary contact switch works
fine.