Ignition Wiring on FourWinns

[mustanghorizon]

I am having an issue with wiring on my 1996 FourWinns Horizon. It has a 115 Johnson OB. The ignition is a 6-prong, with the letters MBMACS. The wires I have are:
1.) one connecter with 3 solid purple wires going into it
2.) one solid purple wire coming from the reset button of the switch panel
3.) one connecter with 2 solid black wires going into it
4.) one connecter with 2 black wires with yellow stripes going into it
5.) one yellow wire with red stripe
6.) one solid white wire

Does anyone have an idea of which wires go to which letter? The ignition was working last week, and I disconnected the wires by mistake without labeling them :facepalm:. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[NicoPags]

Welcome aboard Mustanghorizon.

All the wiring codes can be found within the forum for future reference

1) Purple (usually accessory power) is A
2) Purple w/ white stripe (choke solenoid/primer) is C
3) Black (battery -) is M
4) Black w/ yellow stripe (kill circuit) is the raised M
5) Yellow w/ red stripe (your ignition/start) is S
6) White (battery+) is B

Like mine, you have a white wire ran from your solenoid to the switch. Looking back at the solenoid, it?s fastened along with the battery + line. In motors today that wire color should be red/purple.

I would double check your purple wires. You should have a purple w/ white stripe. Otherwise your going to have to decipher which one primes the choke by tracing it back.

It goes without saying that without seeing a picture, I?m assuming your white is connected to the battery. Please double that before attempting this configuration.

 

[mustanghorizon]

Thanks NicoPags. Would the fact that one of the purple wires comes from the reset button on the switch panel tell me anything?

 

[NicoPags]

its hard to say, if you mean the key switch panel than I think it could be the choke solenoid. But if its more of a breaker style panel than it could be the accessories. Luckily, both are intended for 12+ power so even if you guess them wrong you can switch it around without harm.

Take the single purple wire coming from the switch panel, and hook it up to the C post on the key switch. Test by activating the C post which is done by pressing in on the key as in "push to choke". If you do that, and you hear a click from the motor, than you've got it right.

If you don't hear the click of the choke, when you push the key on your accessories would have power. Easy test and fix

Good luck

 

[mustanghorizon]

Thank you for the help, I really appreciate it!

 

[mustanghorizon]

NicoPags,

I'm having trouble tracing the wires back to where they start. But I double checked, both of the purple wires are solid purple. The reset switch is more of a breaker style that is powered by a red and blue wire. The white wire has a purple stripe on it. Right now I have it wired as:
Black/yellow -M at 12oclock position
White w/ purp stripe - B
2 Solid black wires -M at 5oclock position
Single solid purple -C
Yellow/red -S
3 solid purple -A

Right now when I push in on the key to choke, the engine starts to turn over. There are no warning lights on the dash, and the buzzer doesn't beep anymore. I feel like I have this totally screwed up.

 

[NicoPags]

Can you upload a picture of the back of your key switch

 

[mustanghorizon]

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Here is the switch. I just noticed there is an "I" on the very bottom.

 

[mustanghorizon]

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Also this is what the "push to reset" button looks like on my ignition/switch panel. I am currently trying to figure out where it gets power from and what it protects.

 

[mustanghorizon]

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I also found this wiring diagram that looks fairly similar to mine. I believe the purple wire coming from the circuit breaker pictured above might be the main battery feed and the white with the purple stripe may be the choke.

 

[NicoPags]

Your right about the white/purple being the choke/primer. That's what I had first posted

What motor do you have?

The purple shouldn't be the power in. Its supposed to be accessory, and would only provide power when the key is in Run position.

Long shot, unless someone followed a similar diagram and used a purple as they didn't have a purple/red line (for whatever reason) Could also explain why you have two purple lines etc.

Time to get motor specific guides. what motor?

 

[mustanghorizon]

It is a J115SLEDR. 1996 Johnson 115HP

 

[NicoPags]

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ok, I found some pics in iboats for your exact year and hp. The fused purple you have is most likely your power. That explains why the motor turned over when you pushed to choke, move that to post B, and put the white/purple on C. I will upload the pics I found. this will definitely get you on the right track. The one diagram is one you already posted.

That being said, you should be something like this

1) Purple is B
2) Purple/white is C
3) Black is M
4) Black w/ yellow stripe is the raised M
5) Yellow w/ red is S
6) White is A

once again double check your white wire. In tashas diagram it shows white could be the starting circuit. Look under your cowl and check what white is connected too.

Credit for these photos goes to tashasdaddy

 

[mustanghorizon]

Thank you so much for all the help, it's much appreciated.

 

[NicoPags]

Hey that's what the forums are for. These guys\gals on here saved my arse in the past

 

[mustanghorizon]

Still no dice. So far I have tried the following combinations:

A- Purple with 3 wires
M- Solid Black
B- Purple (fused)
M- Black/yellow
C- White/purple
S/I- Yellow/red

This resulted in the motor cranking in the "on" position. No dashboard lights or movement.

A- Purple (fused)
M- Black
B- Purple with 3 wires
M- black/yellow
C- white/purple
S/I- yellow red

This resulted in no dash power, but the motor cranked when the key was turned to start position.

A- purple with 3 wires
M- black/yellow
B- white/purple
M- black
C- purple (fused)
S/I- yellow/red

This resulted in no dash power, and the motor cranked in choke position when pushing the key in.

A- yellow/red
M- black
B- purple (fused)
M- black/yellow
C- purple with 3 wires
S/I- white/purple

This resulted in dash power with choke, and the motor cranked in the start position.


Does anyone have an idea of where I should go from here? I feel like I'm getting close.

 

[NicoPags]

Have you ruled out a faulty switch.

The second one is what you want. Based on the above combs, the purple 3 wire is your accessory and the fused purple is your battery.

A- Purple 3 wire
M- Black
B- Purple fused
M- black/yellow
C- white/purple
S/I- yellow red

Sounds like your having issues with the accessory post on the key switch. With the above comb I posted, does the motor Choke, Start, and Run and then Turn off?

 

[mustanghorizon]

That combination cranks as soon as I turn the switch, which is no good. And I don't think its the switch because everything was working properly beforehand. I'm stuck lol

 

[NicoPags]

ok, maybe i'm reading them wrong. Will get back In a couple

 

[mustanghorizon]

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I'm trying to use this picture to figure out where I'm going wrong.