1997 Johnson 35 HP trim/tilt

[uridevil]

I have a 97 Johnson 35 HP engine. The trim/tilt worked fine after filling the fluid. We left the motor up for a couple hours and now it will not go down. Any ideas on what this could be? Thanks.

 

[Will Bark]

Re: 1997 Johnson 35 HP trim/tilt

Does the trim motor run; do you hear the relays clicking? If you hear clicking try tapping the trim motor with a small hammer and see what happens. Good luck

 

[RRitt]

Re: 1997 Johnson 35 HP trim/tilt

be careful tapping the motor. you can crack the magnets and cause the motor to break within a few months. when you tap it, if you tap it, then tap lightly on the top (not the sides).

better yet. hot wire the motor directly to a battery and see if trim works. If it does then you have a relay, switch, or wiring problem.

 

[hidef]

Re: 1997 Johnson 35 HP trim/tilt

Check your electrical connections if you hit the up button does the trim motor try to go up? If it does try swapping the relays. I assume you tried both the tilt buttons at the controls and the one mounted on the engine to make sure it isn't a bad switch?

Also have you removed your oil injection unit? If you haven't git rid of it.

 

[uridevil]

Re: 1997 Johnson 35 HP trim/tilt

Thanks everyone. Miraculously it worked fine the next day. We will see how the week goes.