CATransplant
Admiral
- Joined
- Feb 26, 2005
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This happened to me last time out. I fired up the old RDS-20 at the launch and motored around for a couple of hours, trolling and what-not. Then I dropped anchor and still-fished for a while.<br /><br />When I got ready to go, not a click from the starter. Now, I knew my battery was OK and that the battery connections were good, so what the heck?<br /><br />Well, I thought for a minute, then unplugged the connector for the harness at the engine and plugged it back in again. Bingo! Back in business.<br /><br />I guess in those 47 years, a little film of corrosion had built up on the connector terminals. I got some contact cleaner from Radio Shack and used pipe cleaners to get into the smaller female connections and a Q-tip for the large ones. That cleared it all up.<br /><br />So...if you're not getting power to your starter or any other stuff connected to the harness...check your connector on any engine that has such a thing. That could save you some diagnostic time.
