Hi folks,
Great forum - learning much quickly. Thanks!
I recently purchased an '89 Regal Royal 250.
Penta AQ271C (5.7) / DP CD-TRM outdrive (see below).
Regardless of position, the digital trim indicator on dash shows it's too high (trailer mode).
The numbers change from about 30 to 60 as trim moves up & down.
Per the owner's manual it's not supposed to read above 6 for the Dual Prop model.
Thus the red light is on / blinking and the green indicator lights are off.
The "up" trim on the dash doesn't work unless the middle override button is pushed.
The "up" trim on the throttle doesn't work at all.
The "down" trim works both on the dash and throttle.
The "up" and "down" trim on the dash are reversed ("up" puts the trim down and visa versa).
It does actually trim all the way up and down - so it's functional but annoying.
It's moored on Lake Michigan and it would be a pain to pull it out - so I'm hoping for an on-water solution.
This is what I can access from topside at the transom (plus - of course - the wires under the dash).
I started to troubleshoot this but quickly found myself out of my league.
Could someone explain what all the un-labled boxes on the diagram are and what they do?
How would you start troubleshooting this?
I'm afraid it's the sensor which - per other forums - requires the outdrive to be pulled?
Thanks in advance!!
Dan
Great forum - learning much quickly. Thanks!
I recently purchased an '89 Regal Royal 250.
Penta AQ271C (5.7) / DP CD-TRM outdrive (see below).
Regardless of position, the digital trim indicator on dash shows it's too high (trailer mode).
The numbers change from about 30 to 60 as trim moves up & down.
Per the owner's manual it's not supposed to read above 6 for the Dual Prop model.
Thus the red light is on / blinking and the green indicator lights are off.
The "up" trim on the dash doesn't work unless the middle override button is pushed.
The "up" trim on the throttle doesn't work at all.
The "down" trim works both on the dash and throttle.
The "up" and "down" trim on the dash are reversed ("up" puts the trim down and visa versa).
It does actually trim all the way up and down - so it's functional but annoying.
It's moored on Lake Michigan and it would be a pain to pull it out - so I'm hoping for an on-water solution.
This is what I can access from topside at the transom (plus - of course - the wires under the dash).
I started to troubleshoot this but quickly found myself out of my league.
Could someone explain what all the un-labled boxes on the diagram are and what they do?
How would you start troubleshooting this?
I'm afraid it's the sensor which - per other forums - requires the outdrive to be pulled?
Thanks in advance!!
Dan