The New Kill Switch
The Yamaha's kill switch works by grounding a white wire. The body of the old kill switch had broken under the plastic nut (visible in the picture above). Because of this the engine would continue to run even with kill-lanyard removed.
The new switch went in easy enough. The only stumbling block was running the new wires through the narrow and winding path. So I didn't. The new kill switch wires were shortened, soldered to the old wires, and then sealed with shrink wrap.
I'd brag that the switch was purchased for the princely sum of $5 direct from China rather than $60 from Yamaha. However, after the recent $12 Chinese starter-relay incident--where the new cheap relay fried Nellie's new $90 starter motor--I'll hold off.
The Yamaha now has some new parts: an impeller, spark plugs, and a kill switch. It's running better because of them. DBH
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