I have been troubleshooting a starting issue today on a friends boat. He asked if I would come over and take a look at his Monterey as I would not start. He thought that it might me the solenoid however that had been replaced recently. The boat had been sitting for about 4 months and he found that the key had been left in the on position an the battery was dead.
He had just installed a new battery and It is fully charged. I started the trouble shooting at the kill switch and it appears that is working properly. When I turn the key on the alarm sounds and when you kill the switch the alarm dies. Reset the switch and the alarm again sounds so I determined the switch to be working correctly. I then moved to the starter slave solenoid....this part sounds as though it is engaging properly when you turn the key. You do hear a click inside the unit which I believe implies this part is engaging properly. I'm not sure how else to trouble shoot this part so I moved on to the starter solenoid. Red cable is received a full 12v however, the yellow/red wire is not hot even when the key is turned. I did go ahead a jump the solenoid yellow/red terminal to the RED lead and the engine turned over and even fired so I determined the starter was working right but not sure about the solenoid.
QUESTION:
Is the yellow/red wire suppose to energize the starter solenoid when the key is turned?
How can I test the starter slave?
Anything else I am missing which is not allowing power to get to the starter via a switched lead?
Thank you very much in advance.
He had just installed a new battery and It is fully charged. I started the trouble shooting at the kill switch and it appears that is working properly. When I turn the key on the alarm sounds and when you kill the switch the alarm dies. Reset the switch and the alarm again sounds so I determined the switch to be working correctly. I then moved to the starter slave solenoid....this part sounds as though it is engaging properly when you turn the key. You do hear a click inside the unit which I believe implies this part is engaging properly. I'm not sure how else to trouble shoot this part so I moved on to the starter solenoid. Red cable is received a full 12v however, the yellow/red wire is not hot even when the key is turned. I did go ahead a jump the solenoid yellow/red terminal to the RED lead and the engine turned over and even fired so I determined the starter was working right but not sure about the solenoid.
QUESTION:
Is the yellow/red wire suppose to energize the starter solenoid when the key is turned?
How can I test the starter slave?
Anything else I am missing which is not allowing power to get to the starter via a switched lead?
Thank you very much in advance.