1991 200HP Johnson UH-OH,,,,

[jlowe23]

So yesterday I bought me a new 1991 Stratos center console with a 1991 200HP Johnson O/B. I went out with the wife and boys today to do a little crabbing and fishing, but mainly to give the boat a run.

Everything went great up until the time I managed to get one of the crab pot lines wrapped around the prop. (it was the wife?s fault really.....no really :lol: ) When I did the motor sputtered to a stop. After about 45 minutes fighting with the line and trap (part of the metal trap was bent around the prop) I finally got everything free.

I went to fire the boat back up and nothing happened when I turned the key. First I checked the kill switch, good. Then I checked the battery connectors, good. Next all the fuses, good. Then all the connectors on the motor (thinking maybe I knocked something loose while getting the trap out), good. I tried tapping the solenoid and starter but no luck.

Well after a hour and a half tow back (the ranger saved me 200 bucks) I loaded up and headed home (with a very pissed off wife!) When I got home I found a good wire and jumped the solenoid and the motor fired and spun.

So does this mean a bad solenoid? Is there other things I should look at before I buy a new solenoid?

Thanks

John

 

[boobie]

Re: 1991 200HP Johnson UH-OH,,,,

Before you do that look for some dirty connections on both the battery and the mtr.

 

[Chris1956]

Re: 1991 200HP Johnson UH-OH,,,,

Also, jumper the solenoid primary winding (small wires). It could be dirty conections, bad neutral interlock, bad solenoid, bad ign keyswitch or bad wiring.

 

[jlowe23]

Re: 1991 200HP Johnson UH-OH,,,,

I just replaced the solenoid with no luck...rechecked wires and fuses...where to next???????

 

[fishman204]

Re: 1991 200HP Johnson UH-OH,,,,

check the plug on the main wiring harness big red plug

 

[jlowe23]

Re: 1991 200HP Johnson UH-OH,,,,

check the plug on the main wiring harness big red plug

So this morning I disconnected the big red plug and jumped the solenoid (big to little) and the motor fired up. Good news there. It shifted fine also.

I also jumped the neutral safety switch at the motor with no luck. :grumpy::grumpy:

is there a neutral safety switch at the ignition? I am running out of idea's here.

 

[metriccrescentwrench]

Re: 1991 200HP Johnson UH-OH,,,,

The neutral safety switch should be on your remote control box. I believe you're looking at the shift assist switch which resides on the shift linkage in the engine (it kills one bank of cylinders for a split second as you shift out of gear to make shifting easier).