JThompson75
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- Jan 27, 2010
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Last weekend everything worked fine, no sign of any pending trouble. Yesterday, went to tilt the motor, just hear solenoid click, no mater what direction I move the switch. Same thing on the switch on the throttle or the engine. Just clicks solenoid. What I have tried to diagnose it:
1. I looked for relays that I have seen mentioned in other posts and other sites, however it appears there are no relays in mine. I traced the wires from the power in, to the solenoids, and from the solenoids, straight to the trim motor. No relays.
2. Checked voltage at both solenoids, both get 12v. They are bridged together with a red hot wire jumper, so it makes sense that I get 12v on each one when I test them.
3. Used my meter to test both the green wire (trim down), and the blue wire (trim up) right before they go into the motor. Each of those wires is getting about 6v when the switch is activated. I'm not sure if that's correct, but I would think it should be getting the same 12v. All of the connections are super clean and had been covered with liquid electrical tape since forever.
4. I used jumper cables and hooked 12v power directly to the blue, then the green wire to the trim motor, and still nothing. I would have thought that getting 12v direct power to the motor wires would at lease make some type of movement or sound in the motor itself. Nothing.
I'm out of ideas so I turn to the experts here for guidance. Thanks!
1. I looked for relays that I have seen mentioned in other posts and other sites, however it appears there are no relays in mine. I traced the wires from the power in, to the solenoids, and from the solenoids, straight to the trim motor. No relays.
2. Checked voltage at both solenoids, both get 12v. They are bridged together with a red hot wire jumper, so it makes sense that I get 12v on each one when I test them.
3. Used my meter to test both the green wire (trim down), and the blue wire (trim up) right before they go into the motor. Each of those wires is getting about 6v when the switch is activated. I'm not sure if that's correct, but I would think it should be getting the same 12v. All of the connections are super clean and had been covered with liquid electrical tape since forever.
4. I used jumper cables and hooked 12v power directly to the blue, then the green wire to the trim motor, and still nothing. I would have thought that getting 12v direct power to the motor wires would at lease make some type of movement or sound in the motor itself. Nothing.
I'm out of ideas so I turn to the experts here for guidance. Thanks!