Hi Forum you were helpful in past and need your help again
1984 Mercruiser with Alpha 1
trim & tilt was working fine
Had a little free time and decided too install a new bilge &; float switch
Bilge was dirty, and had exposed non working wires which I decided to neaten and clean that area .
This boat is a 21 ft Sea Ray very tight too get too areas.
Put water into bilge too test pump works fine.
Then I decided too run engine
.
Hit throttle too lower stern drive and NOTHING ; TRIM SWITCH DID NOTHING in any of the 3 positions . SILENT - no clicking .
Throttle is an older quick silver 1984 3 way switch built into handle .
Thinking I cut a wire or messed up a needed wire for trim but wiring I touched was not hooked up too anything and had a number of ground wiring un used .
As I said trim worked prior too bilge pump install ?
I have owed this boat many years and never had any trim & tilt issues. I add oil at times .
I don't know what too look for or test trim & tilt
This is what I did so far
10 gauge wire from pump too battery
Battery is brand new
Red power battery
Black too neg of battery both nice and tight
Only have a 12 volt light tester
Put tester on 80 amp fuse there is power coming too it. .
Put tester on the 20 amp inline fuse on motor. Power coming in and out of in line 20 amp fuse
All indications and non sounds of anything clicking is a faulty wiring or another fuse that I cant locate
Can the small inline fuse still get power from the big fuse even if that 80 amp fuse is N>G.
Those fuses are not cheap
Pulled on line wiring and some have a 20 am inline fuse at throttle . Open mounting and able too test wiring too throttle
Searching back as far as I am able did not notice any inline fuse close too throttle. It might be within gunnel of boat ?
Put 12 volt tester on the 4 wires from trim too handle all have power except the purple ?
2 yellow with red stripes for the kill switch go into dash and all have power
What concerns me is the silence .
I understand I can jump hot too one of the solenoids and it might work but I don't know what I am looking for
I am used too the starter solenoids crapping out and thinking if a solenoid is n.g. on trim the other would work or make some noise
Checking the wiring it all looks understandable but I don't know what I am looking for. No problem buying another motor if need just don't want too buy when its not motor
thanks
AL
1984 Mercruiser with Alpha 1
trim & tilt was working fine
Had a little free time and decided too install a new bilge &; float switch
Bilge was dirty, and had exposed non working wires which I decided to neaten and clean that area .
This boat is a 21 ft Sea Ray very tight too get too areas.
Put water into bilge too test pump works fine.
Then I decided too run engine
.
Hit throttle too lower stern drive and NOTHING ; TRIM SWITCH DID NOTHING in any of the 3 positions . SILENT - no clicking .
Throttle is an older quick silver 1984 3 way switch built into handle .
Thinking I cut a wire or messed up a needed wire for trim but wiring I touched was not hooked up too anything and had a number of ground wiring un used .
As I said trim worked prior too bilge pump install ?
I have owed this boat many years and never had any trim & tilt issues. I add oil at times .
I don't know what too look for or test trim & tilt
This is what I did so far
10 gauge wire from pump too battery
Battery is brand new
Red power battery
Black too neg of battery both nice and tight
Only have a 12 volt light tester
Put tester on 80 amp fuse there is power coming too it. .
Put tester on the 20 amp inline fuse on motor. Power coming in and out of in line 20 amp fuse
All indications and non sounds of anything clicking is a faulty wiring or another fuse that I cant locate
Can the small inline fuse still get power from the big fuse even if that 80 amp fuse is N>G.
Those fuses are not cheap
Pulled on line wiring and some have a 20 am inline fuse at throttle . Open mounting and able too test wiring too throttle
Searching back as far as I am able did not notice any inline fuse close too throttle. It might be within gunnel of boat ?
Put 12 volt tester on the 4 wires from trim too handle all have power except the purple ?
2 yellow with red stripes for the kill switch go into dash and all have power
What concerns me is the silence .
I understand I can jump hot too one of the solenoids and it might work but I don't know what I am looking for
I am used too the starter solenoids crapping out and thinking if a solenoid is n.g. on trim the other would work or make some noise
Checking the wiring it all looks understandable but I don't know what I am looking for. No problem buying another motor if need just don't want too buy when its not motor
thanks
AL