Wiring Question SKN'97 with GT-40

Thanks for sending the pics. I have now installed the cable. Have decided to drill a new hole in the frame because of the powdercoating that may give a bad earth when using the original holes.

The green wire is now installed as well. Remarkably the tail light was burning without the wire connected to earth, but once connected it showed a bit brighter light.

Ready for the new season. Thanks to you all for your input.

The pictures in the pictures folder may be of some help. Also the L190172 GT40 Owners manual has some wiring diagrams that you don't find on other sites. The manual in my folder used to not be on this site. I don't know if it is now. If not someone should copy it up. I sent it to Keith

Boat Folder

There is a black cable that size on the starboard side of my engine. One end bolts on the engine just aft of the raw water pump. The other end bolts to the hull/engine mounting base. Let me know if you need better photos.

Thank you for the tip to review the info on www.nautiqueparts.com. It does not bring me any further to the solution however. As you my have noticed there is no connection for the larger black wire on the starter relay. Both the large red wire and the small yellow-red wire go to the starter. (you can see that on the pictures of the starter as well) Others are for computer or coil and a wire that comes from the neutral witch on the transmission.

Hose clamps are indeed not yet installed. Am not gonna start the engine before i have been able to remount the larger black cable in its original position. (Just to be sure) Nobody that can check on his/her GT40 engine to help me out?

That green wire is likely just a ground for the light on the back. Look at this page to see how it's set up on mine. As long as it's connected on the light side, you can connect it to where the fuel gauge sender is grounded, or run it all the way up to a ground on the block. Up to you. I believe the setup up showing you is the original setup for a 93 though.

http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31430&title=wiring-fuel-sending-unit

For that heavier black wire, can you give us a picture of the situation as it stands now, with the starter wiring, and the remote relay wiring?

I will check, but was assuming that the earth for the starter is provided by the block, given the fact that the starter is mounted "bare metal" to the block and the earth from the battery is connected to the block. Thanks for the advise anyway, will for sure check it out!

@63 Skier: Bought our boat in the Netherlands in 2003. Motor and mounts have become very rusty since then, so i took the engine and trnsmission ou,, including the alu frame. Got the frame powdercoated to stop the corrosion. Forgot to take enough pictures...... Season i starting so i have to finish this soon.

It would probably be beneficial for us if you posted some pictures and also traced that green wire instead of us guessing. 1997 was a long time ago, anything could have happened.