Hey all, new to the Mercury outboards. Have played with a few Johnsons/Evinrudes before so kind of have an idea how to work on older outboards. However, just ran into a problem where my new to me Mercury 1150 won't start.
Got the motor for free on the back of a boat I purchased, so when I got home I decided to check it out and start it. I just need to tape up some wires that were bare, just to try to get it started. The motor started up perfectly fine and stayed running so I decided to get a water pump and impeller and change that out. Finally got the lower unit back up today and tried to start it and all I get is solenoid clicking and it wont fire. Also, I noticed the wire going from the solenoid to the starter smokes a little when I turn the key.
It rained a little last night and I didn't have to cover on so I think some of the wires got wet and because of the shotty wiring it's not wanting to start, and it's probably not grounding. Was wondering if anyone had any other input as to what could be a problem before I go and buy a wiring harness just so I get rid of all of this shotty wiring.
Got the motor for free on the back of a boat I purchased, so when I got home I decided to check it out and start it. I just need to tape up some wires that were bare, just to try to get it started. The motor started up perfectly fine and stayed running so I decided to get a water pump and impeller and change that out. Finally got the lower unit back up today and tried to start it and all I get is solenoid clicking and it wont fire. Also, I noticed the wire going from the solenoid to the starter smokes a little when I turn the key.
It rained a little last night and I didn't have to cover on so I think some of the wires got wet and because of the shotty wiring it's not wanting to start, and it's probably not grounding. Was wondering if anyone had any other input as to what could be a problem before I go and buy a wiring harness just so I get rid of all of this shotty wiring.
