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newbie with '73 25hp Evinrude carb question
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<blockquote data-quote="rkc118" data-source="post: 422322" data-attributes="member: 21626"><p>I was able to replace the dry-rotted kill switch today. I bought a seadog universal lanyard killswitch. it came without any wires to use. the service manual says the originals are 18 gauge. i didn't have anything laying around that i was sure was 18 gauge. i almost used some 14 gauge electrical wire, but decided to use some extra trailer light wire which looked to be the same size. I clipped the corroded wire and connected them together because i couldn't figure out how to get the original wire connector out of the plastic housing clip. the guy at the autoparts store thought i could use a "pickset tool" to do that, but i don't have one of those. he also suggested i use vinyl tape instead of electrical tape to cover these connections, so i was thinking of going to buy some of that. should this be OK or should i just go buy some 18 gauge wire, will it make a difference? I'm also worried the trailer wire might not be insulated enough to stand the heat of the motor.</p><p></p><p>thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rkc118, post: 422322, member: 21626"] I was able to replace the dry-rotted kill switch today. I bought a seadog universal lanyard killswitch. it came without any wires to use. the service manual says the originals are 18 gauge. i didn't have anything laying around that i was sure was 18 gauge. i almost used some 14 gauge electrical wire, but decided to use some extra trailer light wire which looked to be the same size. I clipped the corroded wire and connected them together because i couldn't figure out how to get the original wire connector out of the plastic housing clip. the guy at the autoparts store thought i could use a "pickset tool" to do that, but i don't have one of those. he also suggested i use vinyl tape instead of electrical tape to cover these connections, so i was thinking of going to buy some of that. should this be OK or should i just go buy some 18 gauge wire, will it make a difference? I'm also worried the trailer wire might not be insulated enough to stand the heat of the motor. thanks [/QUOTE]
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