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I want to start by saying that i have found alot of helpful information on this site as a guest. Thanks for that. i now need assistance in a matter that i cannot seem to find by searching.
I have a 1997 Glastron SE 175 with a Volvo Penta 3.0. I had a problem with the key going in the ignition yesterday. it wouldnt go in at all. so after much fiddling i decided that maybe it was bad/broke. This is a 3 position (off-ign-st) 3 terminal (bat-ign-st).
so i went to a local store and bought a universal 4 position (acc-off-ign-st) 4 terminal (bat-st-ign-acc) ignition switch. I installed this and left the acc term empty. I can get the engine to crank over and fire up but once i let the key go (spring back from ST to ign) it kills the engine. after going thru this i thought maybe it wasnt the proper switch. so i went back to the old switch and pulled the key cylinder out and removed the tumblers and re inserted it into the switch. this allowed me to get the key in and turn it to test the old ignition switch. this switch did the same exact thing. . Any ideas on a solution?
Is there something special between a universal ignition switch and a marine switch ?
There is only 1 yellow wire that goes the the ST term and a red wire that goes to the bat term and a purple wire that goes to the ign term.
I decided to check the lanyard kill switch and noticed that the wires (both purple) had been disconnected from the kill switch and spliced together. (not sure when or why maybe from when i had it winterized last year) so another question would be this. when not depressed (red button is not held in by lanyard) do this kill switch complete a circuit in order to kill the engine or break a circuit in order to kill the engine? If it completes a circuit then that would explain the problem. not sure... i am not at all an expert. and really hoping some one can assist me with this one
ANY HELP IS AWESOME
Thanks
TJ
I want to start by saying that i have found alot of helpful information on this site as a guest. Thanks for that. i now need assistance in a matter that i cannot seem to find by searching.
I have a 1997 Glastron SE 175 with a Volvo Penta 3.0. I had a problem with the key going in the ignition yesterday. it wouldnt go in at all. so after much fiddling i decided that maybe it was bad/broke. This is a 3 position (off-ign-st) 3 terminal (bat-ign-st).
so i went to a local store and bought a universal 4 position (acc-off-ign-st) 4 terminal (bat-st-ign-acc) ignition switch. I installed this and left the acc term empty. I can get the engine to crank over and fire up but once i let the key go (spring back from ST to ign) it kills the engine. after going thru this i thought maybe it wasnt the proper switch. so i went back to the old switch and pulled the key cylinder out and removed the tumblers and re inserted it into the switch. this allowed me to get the key in and turn it to test the old ignition switch. this switch did the same exact thing. . Any ideas on a solution?
Is there something special between a universal ignition switch and a marine switch ?
There is only 1 yellow wire that goes the the ST term and a red wire that goes to the bat term and a purple wire that goes to the ign term.
I decided to check the lanyard kill switch and noticed that the wires (both purple) had been disconnected from the kill switch and spliced together. (not sure when or why maybe from when i had it winterized last year) so another question would be this. when not depressed (red button is not held in by lanyard) do this kill switch complete a circuit in order to kill the engine or break a circuit in order to kill the engine? If it completes a circuit then that would explain the problem. not sure... i am not at all an expert. and really hoping some one can assist me with this one
ANY HELP IS AWESOME
Thanks
TJ