‘77 Johnson 70hp Starter Troubleshooting

[saltchuckmatt]

Welp I figured it out! Where the solenoid grounds is bad. Just have to run a ground wire to the main ground/exhaust manifold. Once I did that the solenoid clicked. Starter didn’t crank but I have a spare.

Thanks again, everyone!

Test and make sure starter power is coming out of the solenoid when the "click" sounds.

 

[HerrGruyere]

For those wondering: it’s running! The new solenoid ended up being stuck on. I threw the old/original one back on. Worked fine. The starter was wasted, so I threw a new one on. She cranked to life after like 15 years!

All that to find out the solenoid ground was toast.

 

[racerone]

See post #4 ??

 

[Jeff J]

Thanks for the update! Glad you got it running!

 

[saltchuckmatt]