85hp with 703 Remote-not able to kill motor

[manusjvr]

Just installed and connected everything and all works.

However, motor does not shut down when I turn the ignition switch off or pull out emergency lanyard.

Any ideas where I can start to look for the problem?

Assistance will be appreciated

[boscoe99]

The white wire in the ten pin harness grounds the motor to stop it from running. An inspection is needed to determine (1) is the white wire being grounded when the key is in the OFF position or when the kill switch lanyard is pulled and, if so, (2) is the ground reference making its way back to the motor.

What is the complete model identity for the motor in question?

[manusjvr]

85AE Model 688

[boscoe99]

There is more to it than that. Where are the rest of the numbers? And, the letter?

[manusjvr]

85ae 688 l 309057

[boscoe99]

Looks to be circa 1984.

The 85AE was not offered here in the US.

Do you know where the CDI is on your model? If so, look at the cover and let me know what numbers/markings that you see.

If you remove the cover you will see how wires are connected to the CDI. The wire in the middle on the left hand side should be white. With the motor running, jumper a wire to the terminal to which the white wire is connected from a good ground source and see if the motor stops. If so, the CDI is OK. There is a wiring issue. If the motor does NOT stop then I would suspect that the CDI is at fault.

[manusjvr]

Thank you, will check in the morning. Much appreciated!