1997 90 hp evinrude primer solenoid

[centexmav]

My motor is a 1997 90hp evinrude. I was out today and the boat ran fine for about 20 minutes. When I went to recrank the engine, NOTHING. It would not even turn over. I thought that the battery may be dead, but the depth finder was working. When I got home I took the cover off the motor and tried to crank it. Agaon, NOTHING. I noticed that the primer solenoid had a crack in the plastic and when i turned the key, fuel would spurt out of the crack. I know absolutely nothing about engines. Is this a expensive problem? Would the crack in the primer solenoid keep the engine from turning over?

[rickdb1boat]

Hi CentaxmavHead on over to this site and you can find out how much the primer selonoids run. Should be around $60.00 or so.... Not hard to replace...You will need your model number to find the correct partishopmarine.com/ishop/jsp/AsplIsmHomeCcat.jsp?reqFor=29

[VADER8674]

you can buy jus the cap and gasket for 15.oo from brp

[centexmav]

Would the cracked primer solenoid cause the motor to not even turn over?

[Walker]

Nope

[Seasport]

Check your cable connections at the battery and also the connections to the starter solenoid and starter motor. Also the ground connection fromt he -ve battery terminal to the powerhead. You probably have a bad connection there somewhere which is preventing the starter motor from getting enough current to operate.Could also be a bad battery. It takes a heck of a lot more current to operate a starter motor than it does to operate a depth sounder. Even a near dead battery should operate the depth sounder.

[Seasport]

Also check out this link. http://forums.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb...;f=36;t=000001

[rickdb1boat]

And check the fuse in the motor compartment...