Battery dead short somewhere??

[JCSuperman]

Hi guys.. long time no problems...<br /><br />I have just redone my Bayliner capri, 16'. New transom, seats, carpet... the works. I just installed everything, now to the engine wiring for hood up... now I got problems!!!<br /><br />I have a dead short somewhere, but I'm not an electrician..<br /><br />With "ALL" wires NOT contected to the battery, just the possitive, I hook a test light to the negative post, and touch the positive at the cylinoid, it goes on. I removed all the wires from the distribution strip (ie: start, magneto, tach, battery, heat...etc.) and there's power from the opposite side. I check on the opposite side of the starter cylinoid and lites up. I check at the starter itself and lites. I removed the other two "side" wires from the cylinoid and the lite still lites while touching "any" part of the engine.. <br /><br />Should the "hot" wire go through the cylinoid even if it's not running?<br /><br />I haven't run this since last year, due to rebuilding... could the cylinoid possibly be bad... or... Thanks, for helping.<br /><br />Jerry

 

[Hooty]

Re: Battery dead short somewhere??

Yes, you will have 12vdc through to solenoid. The solenoid is just a coil of wire.<br /><br />c/6<br /><br />Hooty