Trim motor stopped working...

My trim stopped working on me a while back and I just got around to pulling the motor out. I found one of the wires that was soldered to the motor about to fall off so I assumed that was the problem. I put a whole new cap on the motor (new connections) and put it back together and I still get nothing.

The solenoid is clicking so that tells me the power is getting to the solenoid... I don't know what else it could be.

Is it possible to jump the solenoid with a screwdriver like a starter? Is there a way to see if the solenoid is bad? I have a feeling one of the wires may be corroded and causing low voltage but I can't get a multimeter on it until I get another person to work the switch.

Re: Trim motor stopped working...

Would this trim motor go to something with a model, make and year?

Re: Trim motor stopped working...

Doh.....

Its a 1978 omc 800 mated to a 200hp omc/305 chevy.

Should the motor be getting 12 volts? As soon as I can get someone to work the switch I'm gonna test it with the multimeter but I don't know how many volts to be looking for. Should there be any voltage drop after the solenoid or should it stay the same?