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1988 Ignition Switch Wiring Question Printed From: CorrectCraftFan.com Category: Repairs and Maintenance Forum Name: Boat Maintenance Forum Discription: Discuss maintenance of your Correct Craft URL: http://www.CorrectCraftFan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28751 Printed Date: January-15-2025 at 10:38am Topic: 1988 Ignition Switch Wiring Question Posted By: frogger88 Subject: 1988 Ignition Switch Wiring Question Date Posted: January-15-2013 at 4:24pm Hey guys, I have an '88 whose ignition switch went bad on me. I bought a "universal" replacement (no box or wiring diagram), but it has 4 spades and a post in the middle... Any thoughts on what the proper wiring would be translated from my three post stock switch? I can get the voltmeter and check for continuity tonight if needed. Looked it up online and it looks like it was probably for an I/O or something with a Magneto, can I just leave that disconnected etc... Thanks! Replies: Posted By: TRBenj Date Posted: January-15-2013 at 4:27pm The original switch had: Battery (B)... red wire Ignition (I)... purple wire Start (S)... most likely yellow/red wire The new switch most likely has an additional terminal (A = accessory). It can be left blank. You can confirm this by seeing if the switch has an extra position (turn to the left). Feel free to wire up a stereo to this terminal in the future, so you can run it while the boat is off without having the ignition hot. ------------- Posted By: frogger88 Date Posted: January-16-2013 at 1:43pm So what's the post in the middle for? It is threaded like a bolt with a nut on it? Posted By: Bri892001 Date Posted: January-16-2013 at 1:53pm frogger88 wrote: So what's the post in the middle for? It is threaded like a bolt with a nut on it? Do you have a picture? It could be just how it mounts in certain applications. Or, you could just get an OEM style switch and take out the guesswork: http://www.nautiqueparts.com/ignitionswitches.aspx" rel="nofollow - http://www.nautiqueparts.com/ignitionswitches.aspx Posted By: Florida Inboards Date Posted: January-16-2013 at 2:16pm http://www.usboatsupplies.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=COLM700&Category_Code=IgnitionSwitches&Store_Code=USBS&gclid=CMDCxYei7bQCFQ3nnAod2zEADA" rel="nofollow - http://www.usboatsupplies.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=COLM700&Category_Code=IgnitionSwitches&Store_Code=USBS&gclid=CMDCxYei7bQCFQ3nnAod2zEADA Stay away from the cheap plastic switches and get a good Cole Hersee brass ignition switch. they do not strip threads as easily will tighten up and are original style (wow can't say I remember suggesting originality)units ------------- Money Talks! BS Walks! and loose change rides the bus!!!

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