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I have a minkota 70 lb thrust bow mount trolling motor. It's a 24 volt. I installed it brand new 5 years ago and it barely turns on speed setting of ten. Acting like it's the batteries that are dead . Batteries are only 2 seasons old. In there 3rd season they don't work. I have an on board...
I have gotten a lot of great tech info from these forums. I have the 88 xr4 150 running excellent. How ever these dam beep beep beep oil alarms and now the solid beep are pissing me off. I have a oil pressure gauge that reads 8 to ten psi at idle and 25 or higher at running rpm so I'm not...
I have an 88 Mercury XR4 150. The tilt goes up but won't go down? How to fix it? Is there 2 relays right behind the intake on the right side of the motor? any easy way to trouble shoot? Just got the motor running good by replacing the stator and I want to go fishing!!!! Not keep working on it.
I have a mercury 150 xr4 with no spark at all. I'm thinking it's the stator or trigger. I will replace them both after I check the kill switch. Everything I have read as to troubleshooting mentions a DVA meter. What is a DVA meter? A standard volt meter won't work? Most importantly if I index...
