Neutral light (green) won't turn on

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Hello all, about 10 days ago I launched my boat on water and unable to start. It is a 2006 Honda bf90hp outboard.
I was cranking the engine without the safety clip hooked in place. I know I was stupid. After cranking 4/5 minutes I unfortunately bunred the starter. I smelled the smoke and smelled row gasoline over floated from carb. Bad day! Well, starter died, and I noticed the neutral green light went off. Even though the controller was on neutral. According to the Honda bf90 owner manual it is a symptom of engine is over Flooded! Flooded with what? Gas? Or something else? However, I cahanged the starter, crank the engine few time. I thought the neutral light will come ON. Apparently did not. I believe I installed the starter properly. Did not try to start it cause did not have a water flash kit at that time. Any ideas what to do get the neutral light back on? Please help, thanks
 
I'm not familiar with carbed motors but how can it be cranked without the safety clip in place? Isn't that the design feature of a safety clip? Lol.

Btw, you have a 90hp on a 16 cruiser???

Good luck with your problem; I hope you get it squared away. The weather looks awesome in the NE for the next week or so! In the 60's all next week
 
I've never tried it but I think the safety clip would just cut the ignition. The starter would not be a safety consideration with an absent operator while underway.
 
South of Heaven":292rt5js said:
I'm not familiar with carbed motors but how can it be cranked without the safety clip in place? Isn't that the design feature of a safety clip? Lol.
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No - most of the safety devices shut down the system that generates spark to the engine. E.g. they are designed to stop a running engine. They don't disconnect power from the starter.
 
OK, I have a 2006 BF 90--and no "neutral" green light! You may be referring to the "oil pressure" sensor light which is only green on when you have oil pressure--and if you loose oil pressure, the light turns to red. This is the top light on above the safety clip, key, ignition switch, water temp, and then oil pressure on the top.

As you now know, these engines will start in a few cranks. They will not start if the clip is not inserted. In Alabama by law any open boat less than 22 feet must have the lanyard attached to the Helms person. Does not apply to the C Dory.

With the Carbed 90, the engine is very sensitive to ethanol fuel. if you are leaving the engine not to be run for more than a couple of weeks, drain the carburetors. Always add a fuel stabilizer to the fuel unless you are using all of it in a few days. I still add a fuel cleaner to a full tank.

The use of the choke on these engines, must be judicious, or you will flood the engine. It should not flood, just from cranking (at least mine has not)...but if there float valve is gummed up by ethanol related debris. Which I suspect is true in your case, there will be gas overflowing. You may be able to clear the stuck float/floats, by draining the carbs, filling with carb cleaner, and then tapping the carb a few times with the handle of a screwdriver or small phenolic hammer. You may have to repeat this several times.

There is an "overflow" port on the carbs.

Agree with "South of Haven" -you either don't have a 16 foot C Dory or don't have a 90 HP Honda.

Never, try and start the engine with no cooling water. A few seconds can damage the impeller. So maybe it was good the engine didn't start!

Tell us about your self. Welcome aboard! We are really a congenial group, full of information.
 
Thanks to all for the replies to this matter, thanks to Mr. Bob for detail explanation. Yes, I do have a campion explorer 492 which is 17' hull. But this web does not have my boat as an option. Therefore I posted something similar to it. Someone told me the green light won't turn on if the engine is not on. I have to try starting the engine first. So far I noticed previously when I bring the control lever in middle to N position the green light comes on. Moving the lever back or forth will turn the green off. That's why I thought it is maybe a nutral light. Thanks for tips. It is an oil pressure light than.
 
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