Fitting after market killcord help

[stiffytrippin]

i am in need of a wee bit of advice

i have an old yamaha out board with no kill cord fitted and i am wanting to fit some kind of aftermarket kill cord system

the model of the outboard is

yamaha 25a 648

how easy is it to fit and dose any one know ware to find the parts

thank you

Fraser

[m chappelow]

I fitted one though I sold the engine years ago ,
From memory ,
Unscrew the choke button
Back of the plastic stop button / choke fascia inside the cowl there's 2 small nuts ( remove these & the front cover comes off ,
On the back of the stop button there's a large plastic nut ,
Unscrew that & the stop button will be now loose dangling on 2 wires ,
Cut the wires & take away the old stop button and just join the wires to the new Kill switch unit ,

usually it will push back into the old hole and retighten though if its a sloppy fit a larger washer may be required on the nut to stop it falling out ,


Vice versa You may have to file a larger hole if the new kill switch is larger or put a larger washer on the nut if its smaller ,
Hope this helps .

[Nos4r2]

^^ What he said.

There's usually a few kill switches with cords on Ebay. Get a genuine one-most of the aftermarket ones are poor quality.

[Dirk Diggler]

And make sure you buy the correct type. You need a "break to make" function for an outboard!

[9D280]

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

^^ What he said.

There's usually a few kill switches with cords on Ebay. Get a genuine one-most of the aftermarket ones are poor quality.

+1+1+1. (I speak form experience!)

Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler

And make sure you buy the correct type. You need a "break to make" function for an outboard!

The plus side is if you get the wrong type your engine won't start!

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler

And make sure you buy the correct type. You need a "break to make" function for an outboard!

Last one I got had 4 contacts on back..allowing either make to, or break to connections...handy :-)

[jyasaki]

As I recall, the Merc switch I changed my F115 to had 3 pins allowing for a NO or NC operation.

jky