I,m scared!!!!!

SASS

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I have a 65hp Merc. serial # 4268800. I believe it is a 1975 with Type III ignition. My boat is the only one that has ran perfectly this year but I want to hook up my tach. I have a manual and have been reviewing all of your posts for hook up, but I want to be sure.<br />My wire identification looks more like type II than III. I do not have wires comming out of both sides of switch box only one side like type II. Switch box is Whte/Blck, Blck, Blue, White, Red, Brown, Green.<br />Whte/Blck, Blck, Blue to Distributor Assembly<br />Green to Coil Assembly<br />Whte, Red to Starter Solenoid.<br /><br />I have yellow/red, yellow/red from rectifier.<br />Almost positive that brown comes from or goes to harness.<br /><br />Please tell me again that I hook up the brown to the rectifier. Please ensure me my engine will not blow up. Can I, to be safe, hook a temporary jump wire from brown to rectifier, if so, what gauge wire?<br /><br />I relize this is long winded but I have been reviewing for the past 3 weeks. I just want to be sure. I really hate when my motor does not look like the ones in the manual.<br /><br />Thanking you in advance.
 

rockytop93

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Re: I,m scared!!!!!

I hooked the brown wire on my '75 merc 650 to the rectifier. I was a bit nervous too, but nothing bad happened. And the tach works great.Allen
 

NathanY

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Re: I,m scared!!!!!

Your control box should have a plug on it, for a tach lead. But you should have red coming from the rectifier to starter selenoid, where the red wire from the battery goes. Anyway, the tach does not come off the rectifier. The brown wire off of your switch box is for the tach. <br /><br />Here is a wiring diagram. Merc 65hp Wiring Diagram
 

SASS

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Re: I,m scared!!!!!

Thanks nathen, that wire diagram looks like my motor what manual did you find that in. I just spent $60 cdn for mine (Selco) and that is not in there?
 

SASS

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Re: I,m scared!!!!!

Thanks nathen, that wire diagram looks like my motor what manual did you find that in. I just spent $60 cdn for mine (Selco) and that is not in there?
 
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