Skeeter will not shut off

bassun · 05-20-09, 08:46 PM

Hello - I appologize if this has been answered else where, if so I didn't find it.
I have a 1999 Skeeter 90SS (Yamaha 90). I did not manage to get on the water ANY last year (whole different complaint lol) but this spring, I hooked up the water hose, and fired up the engine. After a little sputtering etc, she fired and ran fine. And ran ... and ran... and ran. I turned off the key...it ran. I pulled the kill switch...it ran. Finally to kill it, I opened the manual choke and it smothered itself.

I researched and found that often times the culprit is a loose wire( I think I read a black and white one), and i do infact have a loose wire...but I have no idea where it goes (and it isn't black and white - it's black). Below the ignition switch there is the harness, there is a black wire running out of the harness but isnt attached to the ignition switch, or the kill switch. But, I do not see anywhere where it "appears" to have been attached. It does not have any connector on it, and there are no connectors missing their leads. SO -- the question is two fold... A) If this needs to be connected, any ideas to what / where? I couldn't find any diagrams of the harness online or at skeeter.com... B) If this is not really the problem, what the heck is?

Any thoughts or suggestions greatly appreciated!

bcklash · 05-20-09, 11:01 PM

Welcome Bassun, I can't answer your question but there is 3 or 4 guys on here that will help you. I live near you in Elliston Va. Grew up in Radford, I know you know where that is.

zooker · 05-21-09, 05:18 PM

check and see if that loose wire runs back to the main fuse in the moter..

zooker

bassun · 05-22-09, 01:19 AM

LOL, wow, small world bcklash! And yeah, I've been through Elliston a time or twenty (wife doesn't like 81 at all...) We even had a bass club meeting at the "Hales Diner" (I think was the name) down your way once. Scary lookin' place, but great food and the owners were super nice people!

Zooker - I will take a look tomorrow and try to trace back the wire and see where it goes on the other side of the harness.

Thanks!

BassinBandit · 05-22-09, 03:43 AM

Dave is that you? BckLash is Dad. You will get an answer on her Im sure.

bassun · 05-22-09, 11:13 AM

LOL, yup yup! I told the wife last night that I thought I had seen that license tag around before, but that I was probably just confusing it with yours...well, I guess not!!!

Too funny!

Anyway, I finally got another chance to look at it the other day, that's when I discovered there was the one loose wire, but dang if I could figure out where she went. Then I finally remembered the website name, and all the great pub you gave it; so I figured I would give it a shot! So today I am going to try to backtrack it and see if I can't answer Zooker's question.

How was Kentucky??!

bassun · 06-02-09, 11:26 PM

Sorry for the delay, I have been working on some must do's around the house... I am going to try to trace the wire this week if I get home before dark.

bassun · 06-03-09, 08:54 PM

Ok, I tried to backtrack the wiring; but with little success. The wiring goes from the harness and up the inside wall where the throttle is. I tried to feel my way around and even took some pics to see if I could trace the wiring, but I couldn't find anything that was definate. There are wires going everywhere and I couldn't keep track of which was going where. It did seem to actually go to the console, but I cannot be 100% positive. The other option led to the trim on the motor, and it works fine, so I'm assuming it is not there.

I did grab some picks of the wiring harness etc, maybe that will be useful...

Loose wire:

Loose wire with mesh pulled back:

Closer Up of Harness:

Back of Ignition Switch

Just in case, Engine:

Any incite is greately appreciated!

bassun · 06-07-09, 09:43 PM

Well, I found the offending connection. It was a ground wire that led to the main ground on the switch. As soon as I refit the wire with a connector, and hooked it up I was back in the money!

But, while replacing what I thought was a burned out light on the trailer, I discovered I actualy have some goofy wiring issue on the trailer... UGG! Oh well, I'll just stick my arm out the window and give hand signals if I have to!!

It's really amazing how much damage sitting for one year does to a boat...

05-20-09, 08:46 PM	#1
bassun BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Narrows, VA Posts: 7	Skeeter will not shut off Hello - I appologize if this has been answered else where, if so I didn't find it. I have a 1999 Skeeter 90SS (Yamaha 90). I did not manage to get on the water ANY last year (whole different complaint lol) but this spring, I hooked up the water hose, and fired up the engine. After a little sputtering etc, she fired and ran fine. And ran ... and ran... and ran. I turned off the key...it ran. I pulled the kill switch...it ran. Finally to kill it, I opened the manual choke and it smothered itself. I researched and found that often times the culprit is a loose wire( I think I read a black and white one), and i do infact have a loose wire...but I have no idea where it goes (and it isn't black and white - it's black). Below the ignition switch there is the harness, there is a black wire running out of the harness but isnt attached to the ignition switch, or the kill switch. But, I do not see anywhere where it "appears" to have been attached. It does not have any connector on it, and there are no connectors missing their leads. SO -- the question is two fold... A) If this needs to be connected, any ideas to what / where? I couldn't find any diagrams of the harness online or at skeeter.com... B) If this is not really the problem, what the heck is? Any thoughts or suggestions greatly appreciated!

05-20-09, 11:01 PM	#2
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Welcome Bassun, I can't answer your question but there is 3 or 4 guys on here that will help you. I live near you in Elliston Va. Grew up in Radford, I know you know where that is. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

05-21-09, 05:18 PM	#3
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	check and see if that loose wire runs back to the main fuse in the moter.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

05-22-09, 03:43 AM	#5
BassinBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Elliston, VA Posts: 446	Dave is that you? BckLash is Dad. You will get an answer on her Im sure. __________________ H.G.: No. What I did to those men, after I tracked them down? That's the worst pain you can experience.

05-22-09, 01:19 AM	#4
bassun BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Narrows, VA Posts: 7	LOL, wow, small world bcklash! And yeah, I've been through Elliston a time or twenty (wife doesn't like 81 at all...) We even had a bass club meeting at the "Hales Diner" (I think was the name) down your way once. Scary lookin' place, but great food and the owners were super nice people! Zooker - I will take a look tomorrow and try to trace back the wire and see where it goes on the other side of the harness. Thanks!

05-22-09, 11:13 AM	#6
bassun BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Narrows, VA Posts: 7	LOL, yup yup! I told the wife last night that I thought I had seen that license tag around before, but that I was probably just confusing it with yours...well, I guess not!!! Too funny! Anyway, I finally got another chance to look at it the other day, that's when I discovered there was the one loose wire, but dang if I could figure out where she went. Then I finally remembered the website name, and all the great pub you gave it; so I figured I would give it a shot! So today I am going to try to backtrack it and see if I can't answer Zooker's question. How was Kentucky??!

06-02-09, 11:26 PM	#7
bassun BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Narrows, VA Posts: 7	Sorry for the delay, I have been working on some must do's around the house... I am going to try to trace the wire this week if I get home before dark.

06-03-09, 08:54 PM	#8
bassun BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Narrows, VA Posts: 7	Ok, I tried to backtrack the wiring; but with little success. The wiring goes from the harness and up the inside wall where the throttle is. I tried to feel my way around and even took some pics to see if I could trace the wiring, but I couldn't find anything that was definate. There are wires going everywhere and I couldn't keep track of which was going where. It did seem to actually go to the console, but I cannot be 100% positive. The other option led to the trim on the motor, and it works fine, so I'm assuming it is not there. I did grab some picks of the wiring harness etc, maybe that will be useful... Loose wire: Loose wire with mesh pulled back: Closer Up of Harness: Back of Ignition Switch Just in case, Engine: Any incite is greately appreciated!

06-07-09, 09:43 PM	#9
bassun BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Narrows, VA Posts: 7	Well, I found the offending connection. It was a ground wire that led to the main ground on the switch. As soon as I refit the wire with a connector, and hooked it up I was back in the money! But, while replacing what I thought was a burned out light on the trailer, I discovered I actualy have some goofy wiring issue on the trailer... UGG! Oh well, I'll just stick my arm out the window and give hand signals if I have to!! It's really amazing how much damage sitting for one year does to a boat...

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