redfiveshoe
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- Jun 14, 2009
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Any help that anyone could offer would be appreciated. I was on the lake last night when after about 20 minutes the boat shut off. I turned the key to crank and got nothing. Found out that the ignition fuse was blown. Luckily I had extra fuses. I replaced the 15 amp fuse and turned the key to crank and it immediately blew the new fuse. I went through 4 fuses. I finally put in a 20 amp fuse and made it back to the dock.
The manual and the fuse block call for a 15. The temp gauge was recently replaced and I thought that may be the problem, but everything looked good there. So next I went to the alternator to check the purple wire and found that the bundle of wires that contained the purple alternated wire, the thermostat wire, and others have been sitting directly on top of the engine block and have melted to the block. I assume that this is my problem, right? When the block heats up it heats up the wires and blows the ignition fuse.
Two questions:
1. Is this most likely the problem?
2. Is this an easy fix? Could I just splice the damaged portion of the wires and reroute them so that they don't touch the block?
Couldn't get picture to attach.
Thanks for the help.
The manual and the fuse block call for a 15. The temp gauge was recently replaced and I thought that may be the problem, but everything looked good there. So next I went to the alternator to check the purple wire and found that the bundle of wires that contained the purple alternated wire, the thermostat wire, and others have been sitting directly on top of the engine block and have melted to the block. I assume that this is my problem, right? When the block heats up it heats up the wires and blows the ignition fuse.
Two questions:
1. Is this most likely the problem?
2. Is this an easy fix? Could I just splice the damaged portion of the wires and reroute them so that they don't touch the block?
Couldn't get picture to attach.
Thanks for the help.