Hi folks,
Read through a lot of threads / posts in this forum, and I'm still at a stand still.
The problem is that my engine does not go into reverse. It goes into forward really well, after I click the Neutral button, about 1-2 seconds later it goes into neutral (almost immediately when the engine is warmed up), and no matter what I do it won't go into reverse. When I select reverse, it simply stays in neutral.
I started by dismantling the control unit at the front of the boat. I have 12v coming in through two wires that are connected together into the same lead on the switch which are purple/green (I'll call them common). I then have two separate wires one is blue the other green. These are the wires that go into the solenoids on the lower unit.
When I select neutral or reverse, the purple / green (common) wires go down to 0 volts. When I switch to forward, the purple / green (common) wires are at 12v. Now, I understand a bit about electricity. Even if the current were to go through a solenoid, the wire bringing in power should NOT go down to 0v, should it?!?
I unplugged the switch and tested the switch itself out. In forward, there is infinite resistance between the common lead to either the blue and the green lead, which is correct (there should be nothing going to green / blue in forward). In neutral, there is 0 ohms going from the common lead to the green lead (correct, only green should have 12v for neutral). In reverse, there is 0 ohms going from the common lead to the green lead, and there is 0 ohms going from the common lead to the blue lead (correct, both should be at 12v in reverse), assuming that the common (purple / green) are bringing in the 12v.
Next, I went into the engine. I located the green / blue wires going to the lower unit. I unplugged a quick-connect on there, and noticed that the blue wire going to the lower unit is routed to the green wire going to the front of the boat through this quick-connect; it seems to be a factory quick-connect. I also noticed that the green wire going to the lower unit is connected to the blue wire going to the front of the boat (weird, but ah ok).
Next, I put it back in. I turned on the engine. The prop was going in forward. I applied 12v to the green, and it started spinning in reverse? I applied 12v to the blue, and it started going in reverse? Haven't yet tried both green and blue together with 12v, but why would it be going into reverse, when 12v is applied to green? It should be neutral! Will this direct-connect do anything to the lower unit? Afraid that if I apply this voltage directly, it might break something?
At least, I know that it does go into reverse. I also know that it goes into forward (default). I also know that the switch allows it to go into neutral, but no matter what I do, I can never see 12v on green, because the common (purpole / green) has 0v on it and so too does the green wire.
What the helk is going on?!? I still don't think that it's right for the purple / green to have 0v, when switched into neutral / reverse. What's really weird, is that the engine does go into neutral, even when it's at 0v...
Does anyone have any ideas? It's not the switch, because when I connect purple/green, blue and green bypassing the switch, it doesn't go into reverse, it simply stays in neutral, just like when I use the switch to select reverse.
Please help me!
I ordered a manual, but it's the owner's manual. It hasn't arrived yet, but I don't think there'll be anything there for diagnosis... I really hope you can help me out.
The engine runs great; it's just this reverse thing. It's really bothering me.
Read through a lot of threads / posts in this forum, and I'm still at a stand still.
The problem is that my engine does not go into reverse. It goes into forward really well, after I click the Neutral button, about 1-2 seconds later it goes into neutral (almost immediately when the engine is warmed up), and no matter what I do it won't go into reverse. When I select reverse, it simply stays in neutral.
I started by dismantling the control unit at the front of the boat. I have 12v coming in through two wires that are connected together into the same lead on the switch which are purple/green (I'll call them common). I then have two separate wires one is blue the other green. These are the wires that go into the solenoids on the lower unit.
When I select neutral or reverse, the purple / green (common) wires go down to 0 volts. When I switch to forward, the purple / green (common) wires are at 12v. Now, I understand a bit about electricity. Even if the current were to go through a solenoid, the wire bringing in power should NOT go down to 0v, should it?!?
I unplugged the switch and tested the switch itself out. In forward, there is infinite resistance between the common lead to either the blue and the green lead, which is correct (there should be nothing going to green / blue in forward). In neutral, there is 0 ohms going from the common lead to the green lead (correct, only green should have 12v for neutral). In reverse, there is 0 ohms going from the common lead to the green lead, and there is 0 ohms going from the common lead to the blue lead (correct, both should be at 12v in reverse), assuming that the common (purple / green) are bringing in the 12v.
Next, I went into the engine. I located the green / blue wires going to the lower unit. I unplugged a quick-connect on there, and noticed that the blue wire going to the lower unit is routed to the green wire going to the front of the boat through this quick-connect; it seems to be a factory quick-connect. I also noticed that the green wire going to the lower unit is connected to the blue wire going to the front of the boat (weird, but ah ok).
Next, I put it back in. I turned on the engine. The prop was going in forward. I applied 12v to the green, and it started spinning in reverse? I applied 12v to the blue, and it started going in reverse? Haven't yet tried both green and blue together with 12v, but why would it be going into reverse, when 12v is applied to green? It should be neutral! Will this direct-connect do anything to the lower unit? Afraid that if I apply this voltage directly, it might break something?
At least, I know that it does go into reverse. I also know that it goes into forward (default). I also know that the switch allows it to go into neutral, but no matter what I do, I can never see 12v on green, because the common (purpole / green) has 0v on it and so too does the green wire.
What the helk is going on?!? I still don't think that it's right for the purple / green to have 0v, when switched into neutral / reverse. What's really weird, is that the engine does go into neutral, even when it's at 0v...
Does anyone have any ideas? It's not the switch, because when I connect purple/green, blue and green bypassing the switch, it doesn't go into reverse, it simply stays in neutral, just like when I use the switch to select reverse.
Please help me!
I ordered a manual, but it's the owner's manual. It hasn't arrived yet, but I don't think there'll be anything there for diagnosis... I really hope you can help me out.
The engine runs great; it's just this reverse thing. It's really bothering me.