No kill with the button! '89 John 15hp

[oujakov]

The power kill button does not work on '89 Johnson 15hp 2-stroke.
To kill the motor you have to choke it or disconnect the fuel hose. Choking actually worked well.
I've other Internet resources and some suggest it is either actual kill button that's not functioning or there could be lost/bad ground. I've checked the ground and reattached it, but I have no barrel to test run, so I have to wait until next weekend when I go to the lake.

Any other ideas as why the button not working?
Does it somehow affects the motor power (it is incorporated into the power pack)?

[Jizm]

The kill switch is usually a short to earth, use a multimeter to check it when pushed.

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by Jizm

The kill switch is usually a short to earth, use a multimeter to check it when pushed.

Yep.

I'd replace it with a killcord.

[oujakov]

The kill switch is connected to the cord.

I'll try to set up test bench with water bucket to try running and shitting down the motor.

[bazza]

Originally Posted by oujakov

The kill switch is connected to the cord.

I'll try to set up test bench with water bucket to try running and shitting down the motor.

I dont know if that will help....LMAO

[willk]

Originally Posted by bazza

I dont know if that will help....LMAO

You never know, "Turd toime lucky", as we say over here!

BMBL!

[oujakov]

Originally Posted by bazza

I dont know if that will help....LMAO

Viola spell checker!

Definitely there were no spelling errors detected.

[m chappelow]

9 times out of ten its usually the switch that has corrosion on it which then causes a bad earth ,some people tend to leave the cord in the running position when in storage ,so it wont get lost but that can lead to an air gap ,then the switch contacts going green with corrosion ,then it wont earth out when you need to stop, try take the switch apart and clean up the contacts , mart

[oujakov]

I'll check the switch and the ground.

Does it somehow affects the motor power (it is incorporated into the power pack)?

[9D280]

It'll only affect the power in as much as you'll get absolutely no power if it's shorted the ignition....

It won't degrade power, but as you have proved, as it's a "push to make" switch, it fails in the "run" position!