ok here we go again. heres what is happening;
I made sure there was a good charge on the 2 batteries first off. theyre fairly new all the connections @ terminals r tight & no corrosion to speak of. motors cold natured so it takes a few turns to get the motor started which pulls alot of juice. the starter motor gets hot as fire! I took the starter apart there was a strong smell of brushes , 1 brush was stuck in the guide I freed it up and sanded all the brushes and where it contacts the windings. I have not tried to start since ( letting batteries charge). I bench tested the stator according to the repair manual the test showed good on all leads. have not done a running output test will do that as soon as I get it started. I also tested the rectifier according to manual it also tested good. with 1 battery, If the motor starts quickly, I can run for about 15 - 20 min thenit dies and dosent have enough power to crank the motor.on tyhe hose I've had it running for over an hour at idle. I dont have any accessories on the boat, just the basics, night running lights,and lights on the dash. thats it other than the motor. I am going to try disconnecting the wiring harness to the boat, isolate the motor from the boat wiring , start it to see if Im haveing the same problem. assuming there is not a drain on the battery from the wiring and it is isolated to the motor what would be some causes of this problem. Im hoping that the starter motor is the culprit, and I fixed it when I took it apart. I have read through the forum for 2 days now. alot of people have had similar problems but havent seen anywhere that it was solved. someone has the answers I need. thanks to everyone for sharing their experience and knowledge. I owe you all!
I made sure there was a good charge on the 2 batteries first off. theyre fairly new all the connections @ terminals r tight & no corrosion to speak of. motors cold natured so it takes a few turns to get the motor started which pulls alot of juice. the starter motor gets hot as fire! I took the starter apart there was a strong smell of brushes , 1 brush was stuck in the guide I freed it up and sanded all the brushes and where it contacts the windings. I have not tried to start since ( letting batteries charge). I bench tested the stator according to the repair manual the test showed good on all leads. have not done a running output test will do that as soon as I get it started. I also tested the rectifier according to manual it also tested good. with 1 battery, If the motor starts quickly, I can run for about 15 - 20 min thenit dies and dosent have enough power to crank the motor.on tyhe hose I've had it running for over an hour at idle. I dont have any accessories on the boat, just the basics, night running lights,and lights on the dash. thats it other than the motor. I am going to try disconnecting the wiring harness to the boat, isolate the motor from the boat wiring , start it to see if Im haveing the same problem. assuming there is not a drain on the battery from the wiring and it is isolated to the motor what would be some causes of this problem. Im hoping that the starter motor is the culprit, and I fixed it when I took it apart. I have read through the forum for 2 days now. alot of people have had similar problems but havent seen anywhere that it was solved. someone has the answers I need. thanks to everyone for sharing their experience and knowledge. I owe you all!