1987 Evinrude 225 will trim up but not down

crowebar

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I just pulled my boat out of the water and trimmed the motor up to put it on the trailer and then tried to trim it down to lock it into the trailering bracket but it won't go down? It trims up fine and motor sounds fine, but I get nothing when I hit the down button. It is like I am not even pushing the button. No clicks, nothing. I am pretty mechanically inclined. Can anyone point me in the right direction? It has always worked great and has never given me any signs of this in the past?
 

crowebar

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I tried switching the relays and still up no down. I opened the throttle control and found a broken wire! I soldered it back up and everything works fine again. Thanks for helping me troubleshoot!!
 
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