Here's the rig:
1977 Mercruiser 120--4cyl. It's in a 19 foot Aristocraft. I bought this on an ebay whim this past winter, an I'm pleased to report I have her running smoothly. She circulates water, shifts F and R just fine, all fluids changed, new sparks, cap, wires, etc. All is good (if she floats of course--don't know that yet).
Execpt here's the problem--she wouldn't fire up at the ignition key. I've had to jump the terminals on the starter to get her running each time. So I figured maybe a soleniod and sure enough, replaced it today and she fired right up with the key. I let her run for maybe 5 mins and shut down. Two minutes later there is nothing again at key. Not even a click, so I'm assuming the new soleniod is fried. What would cause this? I used aftermarket Mercruiser part that matched up perfectly.
Any suggestions where to start looking for this would be great. I can say the wiring is a cluster bomb, so I don't even know where to start there.
Thanks!
1977 Mercruiser 120--4cyl. It's in a 19 foot Aristocraft. I bought this on an ebay whim this past winter, an I'm pleased to report I have her running smoothly. She circulates water, shifts F and R just fine, all fluids changed, new sparks, cap, wires, etc. All is good (if she floats of course--don't know that yet).
Execpt here's the problem--she wouldn't fire up at the ignition key. I've had to jump the terminals on the starter to get her running each time. So I figured maybe a soleniod and sure enough, replaced it today and she fired right up with the key. I let her run for maybe 5 mins and shut down. Two minutes later there is nothing again at key. Not even a click, so I'm assuming the new soleniod is fried. What would cause this? I used aftermarket Mercruiser part that matched up perfectly.
Any suggestions where to start looking for this would be great. I can say the wiring is a cluster bomb, so I don't even know where to start there.
Thanks!
