I have been asking over on the Johnson forum but think maybe my thread has got too complicated and I am not getting much response. I thought I would start fresh over here since I am down to basically one electrical problem.
I just rebuilt my 98 115 Johnson and have the powerhead all back together and sitting on my boat. Everything is hooked up, preliminary adjustments made and ready to start. Here is the problem. I have no power at the keyswitch. One problem I had was the boat sat for a year before I started my rebuild and it is kept outside. Here in Florida with the humidity and rain and saltwater environment it is not good for things to sit this long. I pretty much had to go in and clean up all my electrical connections just to get my boat accessarys working again.
So when I went to turn the engine over earlier in the week I turned the key and got nothing. Guages didn't come on, warning horn didn't sound and motor didn't crank. I have double checked everything, my engine seems to be well grounded, everything looks to be plugged in but still no power. I pulled the keyswitch out and noted there are 6 wires to the switch. In the center a there is a purple & white wire, then around the outside there are going clockwise a Red &purple wire, a yellow and black wire, a red & yellow wire, a purple wire and a black & white wire.
If I am reading the wireing diagrams right it looks to me like the red & purple wire should be hot. It is not. From the diagram it looks to me like that wire goes to the 20 amp ignition fuse then to the Starter solenoid. It is hot at the fuse and the solenoid.
Does all this make any sense and am I on the right track? If I was to run a new wire from that fuse to the keyswitch would that possibly cure my problem?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
I just rebuilt my 98 115 Johnson and have the powerhead all back together and sitting on my boat. Everything is hooked up, preliminary adjustments made and ready to start. Here is the problem. I have no power at the keyswitch. One problem I had was the boat sat for a year before I started my rebuild and it is kept outside. Here in Florida with the humidity and rain and saltwater environment it is not good for things to sit this long. I pretty much had to go in and clean up all my electrical connections just to get my boat accessarys working again.
So when I went to turn the engine over earlier in the week I turned the key and got nothing. Guages didn't come on, warning horn didn't sound and motor didn't crank. I have double checked everything, my engine seems to be well grounded, everything looks to be plugged in but still no power. I pulled the keyswitch out and noted there are 6 wires to the switch. In the center a there is a purple & white wire, then around the outside there are going clockwise a Red &purple wire, a yellow and black wire, a red & yellow wire, a purple wire and a black & white wire.
If I am reading the wireing diagrams right it looks to me like the red & purple wire should be hot. It is not. From the diagram it looks to me like that wire goes to the 20 amp ignition fuse then to the Starter solenoid. It is hot at the fuse and the solenoid.
Does all this make any sense and am I on the right track? If I was to run a new wire from that fuse to the keyswitch would that possibly cure my problem?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
