Bypassing the key to the starter on an outboard motor

So this shows how you connect a battery directly to a started to see if A) the starter will engage and B) see if your motor will turn freely

This motor is a 1987 40HP Evinrude that has been in my yard for almost 15 years. I sprayed oil into the cylinders and put the plugs back in before I tried it to minimized any potential scoring of the cylinders

Now I know I have something worth rebuilding, and the fun begins..

[brandonh.]

I got the exact same motor on my boston whaler. Been sitting for about 10 years need to get it going again!

[Berkner]

What are you touching the negative and positive to on starter motor?

[LoganTrahan-zxss]

I’m still confused on where to actually put the power and ground on at

[peterdavid]

I have a 1984 bayliner bass boat with a 85 force on it im wanting to just see if it will run is there anyway you can tell me how to bypass everything and just crank motor

[ct]

WARNING: Disconnect red double power lead to rectifier BEFORE doing this! this is such a noob thing to do as it weakens the delicate diodes in the rectifier. once they go, there goes your stator and probably power pack as well. #1 cause of ignition failure.

[heatedheavy]

Yes you powered the starter but no power to ignition, I guess the starter works lol

[barrysimpson]

You gotta get ignition power first before it'll start

[floridagirl]

Can you show me how to do this on a nerc 4.3 in/out

[lucianoingrassia]

Everyone making videos! Most you have to guess what there doing.

[thehunters]

Uh yeah, positive and negative to the starter duh