Toggle switch, what does it do?

[ludwigsplat]

I just bought my first boat. It has a Yamaha 50hp 2 stroke 3 cylinder. Has tilt and oil injector. Motor runs great.

Below the throttle is a key ignition, kill switch/key, and a stainless toggle switch. The switch is a spring loaded kind that only stays up if I hold it up.

When I flip the switch up, I hear a click in the motor (motor on, but not started). What is that switch doing?

[DennisG01]

Sounds like an add-on, manual choke. Take the motor hood off and use your eyes, man! It's kinda hard to see what's happening in YOUR motor from where we are!

[boscoe99]

As Dennis says, it is a switch for a solenoid activated choke if your motor has one. Not all do.

Sounds like yours has one.

If you had told us what model Yamaha you have we can check. So can you. All parts used on your motor are in the Yamaha parts catalog.

Item 8 in this illustration to a Yam 50 two stroke.

http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Ya...202/parts.html

[ludwigsplat]

Thank you. I am so new to boat motors and there is so much information on the web, my head is spinning.

[RayBersch]

Thank you. I am so new to boat motors and there is so much information on the web, my head is spinning.

Head spinning can be successfully treated by taking small doses daily of information found on this site. Or, by simply throwing money seasonally at your boat and motor - your choice. Of course, you will never avoid throwing money at your boat and motor but I found it more palatable to do THAT in small doses.

[DennisG01]

And ALL of the information on the web is correct, right? In all seriousness, though, go back and do things "old school" - you'll get a lot more information that way. And then, if something doesn't make sense, do some googling. Talk to the prior owner (talk, NOT text!) - talk to a local shop - talk to some locals. The key here is to physically TALK with someone. You can spend hours and hours researching things online, but you still may not know what's going on. A 10 minute conversion with a LIVE, knowledgeable person is worth it's weight in g-o-l-d (I had to add the dashes, otherwise the word got "asterisked" out).

The second thing I would recommend is to just start poking around in the boat and see what's what. You'd be amazed at what you can figure out on your own if you give yourself a chance. Given you have a 50HP, it can't be a very big boat with too many systems, so that makes it easier. Open hatches, look underneath things... in every cavity you can find. The internet is a great tool - but it doesn't replace person-to-person contact.

[rodbolt17]

and post the freeking model number.
yamaha's aint all yamaha's.
Yamaha did make changes in models over the years.
model numbers are rather important.

[boscoe99]

Thank you. I am so new to boat motors and there is so much information on the web, my head is spinning.

We were all new to outboard motors at some point. There is a lot to learn. A main point to learn is if one particular brand/model does something in one fashion don't assume that the next brand/model will be the same.

It will help with any future posts that you may offer that you provide the complete model of your motor. The actual engine ID will be even better. Both is best still.

Take what you read on the inner web with a grain of salt. Lots of misinformation out there. Every dufuss in the world can now be an esteemed and dignified published author just by spending some wasted moments at a key board. Like I am doing now.

[rodbolt17]

looking at my post count here and on another place I used to post, I have wasted a lot of time.
however I was not born with the information and I figgue if I can help 1 of 10 posters its ok.

[robert graham]

looking at my post count here and on another place I used to post, I have wasted a lot of time.
however I was not born with the information and I figgue if I can help 1 of 10 posters its ok.

I'd say you help more like 9 of 10.... And #10 probably didn't listen or comprehend what you posted....your in-depth knowledge, experience and training are ****en for myself!...

[robert graham]

And the blanked out word Is ****....what's wrong with ****???

[robert graham]

Well how about silver then?....

[boscoe99]

Would be interesting to know the madness of the methodology of the filtering system that this website uses.

Silver = Ok. Lead = OK. Platinum = OK. **** = not OK.

There is **** in them thar hills.

[DennisG01]

Yup, I had to type it like this: g-o-l-d in my post for it to show. I dunno - I know it's a four-letter word, but I didn't think it was THAT type of a four-letter word!

[keithparker04]

Enrichment solenoid

The switch you are referring to, on my 90TLRR anyway, energizes the starting enrichment solenoid (Like a choke). If you look on the right side of #2 carburetor, you should see a little red switch with three positions, normal, emergency, and off. Connected to that guy is a solenoid that should resemble this 6H3-14380-00-00.jpg. When you push your switch, the solenoid energizes, and adjusts the enrichment for starting, just like a choke.