tmas suzuki
Cadet
- Joined
- Nov 20, 2012
- Messages
- 14
Hey guys,
Well i'm new to the forum and new to outboards. I've just bought my first boat. It has a 1979 Suzuki DT65 on it. Motor was sort of a wreck when I bought it. I had to put an ignition switch in, and the PO just had all the wires cut and hanging, so I had to chase each back to where they came from, and I used the wiring diagram that came on the igntion switch. After rebuilding the Carb and fuel pump, I hooked up the battery and tried her out.
Engine fired up after 10 seconds on the starter, whew! I lucked out.
Went to the marina and put her in the water. She fired right up again. First thing I checked was that I was getting water out of the little hole it's supposed to. It's not a steady hose stream, but a good amount of water was coming out so I figured the impeller was good enough for a test run. Warmed her up and started chugging out of the marina. Got out of the no wake zone without a hitch. Pushed the throttle down slowly and off we went. She ran strong and came right onto plane.
After a couple minutes I shut her down and did a little fishing. Decided to head in and pushed in the choke to start it, didn't hear the click. So I turned the Key...NOTHING. Oh great I thought I was stranded a mile out. Pulled the motor cover and started prodding around looking for a loose wire or something. Found the rubber fuse holder clamped on the port side, and sure enough, there was a 25AMP fuse in there...popped. I had ONE extra fuse in the boat. Started her up and took off again...left her running, went and got my truck and backed in. Boat had died while idling, and the fuse popped again! I figured I'd be OK to hard wire it past the fuse just to get her back on the trailer. It worked long enough to get it onto land. I pulled the motor cover, and the 30 seconds I ran it the wire had started to MELT. Oh boy.
I wired the fuse back in and ran it when I got home. Took it back out with a bunch of extra fuses, and sometimes the fuse pops and other times it doesnt??????? :facepalm: Now what?
What would you guys recommend I check? It seems like getting the boat up into full throttle range is what might be causing the fuse to pop, but not every time. AND the motor doesn't die after the fuse pops, I can run it fine, it just won't start again. ANY help would be great! Is it possible that I have a wire wrong on my ignition switch?
Well i'm new to the forum and new to outboards. I've just bought my first boat. It has a 1979 Suzuki DT65 on it. Motor was sort of a wreck when I bought it. I had to put an ignition switch in, and the PO just had all the wires cut and hanging, so I had to chase each back to where they came from, and I used the wiring diagram that came on the igntion switch. After rebuilding the Carb and fuel pump, I hooked up the battery and tried her out.
Engine fired up after 10 seconds on the starter, whew! I lucked out.
Went to the marina and put her in the water. She fired right up again. First thing I checked was that I was getting water out of the little hole it's supposed to. It's not a steady hose stream, but a good amount of water was coming out so I figured the impeller was good enough for a test run. Warmed her up and started chugging out of the marina. Got out of the no wake zone without a hitch. Pushed the throttle down slowly and off we went. She ran strong and came right onto plane.
After a couple minutes I shut her down and did a little fishing. Decided to head in and pushed in the choke to start it, didn't hear the click. So I turned the Key...NOTHING. Oh great I thought I was stranded a mile out. Pulled the motor cover and started prodding around looking for a loose wire or something. Found the rubber fuse holder clamped on the port side, and sure enough, there was a 25AMP fuse in there...popped. I had ONE extra fuse in the boat. Started her up and took off again...left her running, went and got my truck and backed in. Boat had died while idling, and the fuse popped again! I figured I'd be OK to hard wire it past the fuse just to get her back on the trailer. It worked long enough to get it onto land. I pulled the motor cover, and the 30 seconds I ran it the wire had started to MELT. Oh boy.
I wired the fuse back in and ran it when I got home. Took it back out with a bunch of extra fuses, and sometimes the fuse pops and other times it doesnt??????? :facepalm: Now what?
What would you guys recommend I check? It seems like getting the boat up into full throttle range is what might be causing the fuse to pop, but not every time. AND the motor doesn't die after the fuse pops, I can run it fine, it just won't start again. ANY help would be great! Is it possible that I have a wire wrong on my ignition switch?
