kill switch for oldies

[crosbyman]

quote Mumbles:

The only six horse motors I’ve ever seen with kill switches was on a pair of ’78’s I had. I don’t know why OMC put them on as I never used them and the motors were shut down by retarding the throttle all the way as was always done in the past on these models.

interesting , the 6r74 is new to me and not run by me yet and I had noticed kill switches on other magneto models like the 9.5s so I figured I’ll add one in …

waiting for ice to melt … 🙁

that said.. an alternate may be to rig a kill button up front so I don’t need to go to the back of the boat to kill the motor or go neutral when I get a strike …all this if it does not affect ignition reliability

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[crosbyman]

update….

switches came in today they look/feel solid mechanically easy to push in >15mgohms open 00.0 ohm pushed in
good screw down contacts which I could seal up with silicone

it should fit nicely and very un obstructively just where the regular kill switch goes middle right facing the motor on new er engines .

I’ll hook and test one up next Spring before drilling my nice 6r74c

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