Click Click Click

[pobo]

I have twin 75bhp 2 stroke late 1980 early 1990 oil injected motors. twin bateries. I swapped out the batteries for new ones today. one moter starts the other does not. i turn the key and the alarm souds, i turn the key to the start postion and i hear click, I pres the trim button and it doesnt move but i get a click. whats up.???

and thanks.

 

[Bifflefan]

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Id bet on bad connections, as you just had them apart and now it doesnt work (this assumes that it worked b4).
recheck the terminals, cables, and all the connections.
clicks usually mean lack of current flow.

 

[pobo]

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well i know the conections on the battery are good I am off to trace the wires to see if there are any other posable places for loose conections . brb thanks.

 

[pobo]

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noy joy, still click click click

 

[CharlieB]

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You are assuming that the new battery is good. Don't, check it with a meter WHILE someone else turns the key to see if the voltage immediately falls off..

'Click' is typical of a low battery and/or poor connection.

Have you SANDED all battery terminals, both ends, AND the short cable from the starter to the starter relay? Repeat the voltage test at the staarter relay, then again at the starter to see where the greatest voltage drop is. A battery cable can corrode inside the insulation, you may never see it, but your volt meter will show you if it has become a problem.

 

[pobo]

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is theer a way to put jumper cables to the starter ,? is that adviseable.

 

[Eshaw150]

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Not a Good idea can easily burn up the starter. Check the battery and make sure that it is good.

 

[Eshaw150]

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or switch the way the conections and or switch the batterys are and see if it changes to the other motor

 

[pobo]

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I guess I should o fasked if there is a way to bypass the switch. I cant find my meter and thought i twould be a way to trouble shoot wether the problem wa wireing or mechanical.

 

[corm]

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Maybe your starter solenoid is bad.
jump the big posts and see if the starter spins.

 

[pobo]

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well i switched batteries around, I also tried running jumper cables from battery to battery, no joy still click click trim and starting. I dont know wich post to jump to on the starter I dont even see a positive post the are all black. well as far as I remember any way.

 

[CharlieB]

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The majority of battery/starter problems that cause the 'click' condition are simply a poor contact at the battery terminal ends.

Disconnect the battery, then on the motor end disconnect, sand clean and retighten both battery cable ends, also the short cable from the starter motor to the starter relay.

Since you have a battery selector switch you also have TWO MORE battery cable ends on the back-side of that switch, sand them clean and retighten.

Sand clean the battery terminals, retighten, and retest both the starter and the trim system.

Repost what you have discovered.

 

[pobo]

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list of what I have done

1. new batteries
2. switched batteries
3. sanded and greesed al battery temanal ends and connectoes.
4. sanded and greesed all temanasl and conectors on the switches
5. switched the switches
6. sanded and greesed 1 positive cable and conecter on the motor
7. sanded and greesed ground / neg cable and connecter on motor.
8 sanded and greesed two or three ground cables on the starter motor

greeses was battery termanal greese

still no joy click click , i will say it is a single click, i turn the key or hit the trim and there is a snigle click.

 

[pobo]

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Yeaaa trim works , I went to take the multi meter to the boat this afternoon and low and behold the trim works.

still no motor.

here is what i got.

battery 13.2
at the switch switch off 12.8
at the switch switch on 2.7 (i will re check this one)
at what I think is the solinod 13.7
+ solinoid - ztarter 13. 8
at the solinoid key turned 12.8

 

[coolguy147]

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check the starter see how many volts ur getting to there salonoid might not be getting enough volts

 

[CharlieB]

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Did you put the grease on BEFORE or AFTER the connections were tightened?

Please tell us AFTER.

Or you will be taking them ALL apart, re-cleaning them, tightening, THEN greasing the OUTSIDE of each connection.

Been there, done that, a VERY LONG time ago.

 

[pobo]

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ok I have cleaned all conection and reconeted the, no joy
I switched the solinoids from one motor to the other, wich resulted in niether moor working. switched the solinoids back i regained myport motor and still click / no joy on my strbd motor.

what would happen if i jumped the termanals across + and - on the solinoid.
or i should ask what should happen.

 

[pobo]

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is there a way to test a solinoid without removeing it.
I replaced the botom solinoid and still no joy, another diagnostic note , when i turn the key the lights dont dim , just the click sound,