Alright, ladies and gentlemen. Brand new to the forums here and I need some (a lot) of help. I bought an old Aquasport with a 175 Black Max on it recently. I was told the motor sat for approximately 6 years before I bought it. I figured this was a good chance to learn how to do fiberglass work and finally figure out how outboards work. Needless to say, I am a complete and utter novice at all of this. I've decided to start with the motor, since the fiberglass is a moot point if the boat don't run. So, to start, it obviously doesn't turn over. But, while I was screwing with it, I found that the power trim will go up, but not down. I have seen similar posts about this and most of them just say to clean everything and make sure the connections are good and clean, which I've done. I disassembled what I'm pretty sure is where the trim motor draws its power from, cleaned all of it, replaced some connectors and re-assembled it (SEE ATTACHED PHOTO FOR WHAT I DISASSEMBLED AND CLEANED) Same results. I found the nylon screw that you can use to bypass and lower the motor manually. That's all well and good, but I just can't seem to figure out why the "down" trim button will only provide an audible *click*, but not run the trim motor. The "up" button doesn't hesitate or stall; works as it should. This is just the beginning of what will be a long learning curve in getting the motor running, but i'm determined. Any help will be very much appreciated.
