Burnt Wires ?

[DHPMARINE]

New 4 stroke Nissan<br />9.8hp,14 hours.2 wires connecting swivel bracket,lower unit etc.<br />I think these are just for corrosion protection.<br />However the paint or coating is melted off of them,they seem to be stainless and look heat discolored.<br />Any ideas ? ?<br /><br />DHP

 

[Paul Moir]

Re: Burnt Wires ?

Run in salt water? Does the boat attach to shore power? Just a guess from left field, but it sounds like extremely bad wiring.

 

[DHPMARINE]

Re: Burnt Wires ?

Thanks Paul,<br /><br />Motor is 2 weeks old,no salt.Left field works sometimes,but not yet.No shore power,either.<br /><br />The wires I mean just connect parts togeather,have no battery connections,just for corrossion prevention.<br /><br /><br />DHP

 

[Paul Moir]

Re: Burnt Wires ?

Yeah I figured chances were pretty remote. One last kick at it though - any possibility the starter current is running through the transom clamp or anything? IE, bad ground?

 

[TOHATSU GURU]

Re: Burnt Wires ?

There's a short somewhere or....double check the grounds and make sure everything is tight. The CD ground wire would be my guess. But there is something screwed up for sure.

 

[DHPMARINE]

Re: Burnt Wires ?

Thanks Guys,<br /><br />I think you've solved this for me.Customer swears he did nothing.Well he did reroute the battery cables (also swears he did not cross polarize them). Then he noticed the burnt wires.<br /><br />But if he cranked the motor with the ground wire off or loose,that would explain it.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />DHP