Hey guys!! first post here, i kind of stumbled on to this forum as i am now for the first time a boat owner of an old boat that is going to require a bit of my time by the looks of it, its a 16.5 invader with a 1975 115 evinrude on the back of her, im just going through and replacing the carb gaskets and jets etc plugs and all that good stuff but ive noticed that the power trim motor seems to be non functional. I have of course searched through this thread prior to posting, and do not have the repair manual yet, waiting for mine to come still
So what i have for symptoms are when i click the toggle switch up to raise the motor i get the solenoid click once, when i click the toggle switch down to lower there is a faint click coming from sounds like the motor, It seems i have good compression on the cylinders that the motor drives the hydraulic pump for, as it is stuck in the up position and wont lower down
So far i have done the following
1.Ensured battery is at full charge
2. Filed off all battery contacts ensuring good connection
3. filed off all battery contacts at solenoid ensuring good connection
4. Dont see any relays to bypass, looks like i have the single solenoid setup
Would someone be able to help with the following questions?
1. anything else to check? I would check the voltage at the motor, but cant get at the contactgs
2. how the heck do i get the motor off on the back? its not the large Phillips screws is it?
3. anyone recommend any "third party" replacement motors, i don't really want to drop 300 bucks Canadian on a 40 year old motor
4. if someone were to have "taken off" (whoops) the top cap of the old problematic motor, could anyone recomend a way to get the cap and the spring loaded brushes back on the top of the motor canister without losing their mind? i seem to have some issues getting the cap back on, with the spring loaded brushes in their casing and staying in there anyways
Anyways guys i appreciate you taking the time to read this thread and this looks like an absolutely fantastic boating community here, which i am grateful to now be a part of
Cheers!
Brett,
From the Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
So what i have for symptoms are when i click the toggle switch up to raise the motor i get the solenoid click once, when i click the toggle switch down to lower there is a faint click coming from sounds like the motor, It seems i have good compression on the cylinders that the motor drives the hydraulic pump for, as it is stuck in the up position and wont lower down
So far i have done the following
1.Ensured battery is at full charge
2. Filed off all battery contacts ensuring good connection
3. filed off all battery contacts at solenoid ensuring good connection
4. Dont see any relays to bypass, looks like i have the single solenoid setup
Would someone be able to help with the following questions?
1. anything else to check? I would check the voltage at the motor, but cant get at the contactgs
2. how the heck do i get the motor off on the back? its not the large Phillips screws is it?
3. anyone recommend any "third party" replacement motors, i don't really want to drop 300 bucks Canadian on a 40 year old motor
4. if someone were to have "taken off" (whoops) the top cap of the old problematic motor, could anyone recomend a way to get the cap and the spring loaded brushes back on the top of the motor canister without losing their mind? i seem to have some issues getting the cap back on, with the spring loaded brushes in their casing and staying in there anyways
Anyways guys i appreciate you taking the time to read this thread and this looks like an absolutely fantastic boating community here, which i am grateful to now be a part of
Cheers!
Brett,
From the Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada