91 johnson evinrude 60 hp starting problem

hey guys have a 91 17 ft tracker boat with a 60 hp evinrude outboard.boat was running fine and then one day went to start and all i heard was a clicking from the starter and the motor wont turn over.please any advice? I have bass to catch.battery is charged,deadmans switch is in place and it is in nuetral.please help

Re: 91 johnson evinrude 60 hp starting problem

Try cleaning all connections at the battery and starter and if that dosnt help hook a jumper cable to positive batt. termanal an to starter stud and see if it engages starter.

Re: 91 johnson evinrude 60 hp starting problem

90% of starter problems are bad connections. remove and clean both ends of the battery cables, so that they are shiney, also the cable from the solenoid to starter. check for nicks in the cables. and make sure the connectors are on the wire good. the cable tend to corrode from the inside out, if nicked, corroded wires, and connections, heat up and cause resistance to the follow of electricity, thus the starter doesn't get enough. you can also take jumper cable pos battery post to large post on starter. with a good connection, the engine should spin. then if the starter is good clean everything and retest. then trouble shoot solenoid. starters can be rebuit at a starter/alternator shop, much cheaper than a new one.

also have the battery load tested at the auto parts store, free, i've had new batteries go bad