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Larry (Bo) Bolander

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I have a 1994 75 hp Mercury. Hit the key, it cranked, started and ran for a few seconds and died. (not unusual, cold natured) Hit the key again and nothing. It beeps when I turn the key and the choke is working but, it won't crank. Got a short somewhere or bad ignition or something. Point is, I need to get it started so I can winterize it. Is there a video that shows how to bypass the ignition and jump start (hotwire) the motor? Want to get it running to run the carburetors dry.
 
Also check fuses. FYI a fully charged battery is not 12 volts it's 12.6 because each cell is 2.1 volts.

If the battery is
12.5 = 85% charged
12.4 = 65%
12.3 = 50%
12.2 = 35%
12.1 = drained
I have never seen a cold natured motor, usually some type of tuning issue. My 2 cents on cold natured.
 
Also check the kill switch. Easy to bump those, and a likely place for loose or shorted wires.
 

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