Universal engine wiring diagram. Universal ignition switches are used on off road vehicles boats generators and industrial equipment. They are durable and easy to install but they offer very little in the way of security. The factory wiring with an ammeter in the panel is flat out dangerous and this wiring mess really needs to be addressedit amazes me how many boats are out there still using this amazingly unsafe set up. If your universal engine panel looks like this and has an ammeter you are due for some critically important wiring upgrades.
Universalwesterbeke corp later changed this dangerous set up removed the ammeter and jumped the alternator directly to the starter lug. Heres a very crude diagram that shows the alternator charging circuit most often found on these early universal engines. Engine panel with ammeter dangerous. Universal diesel model 15 25 early models 5411 5421 service manual publication 200151.
Wiring is straightforward with threaded studs on the back of the switch over which eyelet connectors fit and the eyelets are.