Mercruiser 3.0 one click, then dead!

Dfweasel

Cadet
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Aug 1, 2020
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Hi guys. Kinda out on a limb here. Out at my aunt's and her rinker with a 3.0 mercruiser. Won't start for no reason. There will be juice on the voltmeter and gas gauge, but one try and i hear a click and everything's dead. Went thru the troubleshooting and i just don't get out. There is 12.7 volts on the slave solenoid, but then i turn the key over and there voltage drops to .44 volts. Never goes back. If i unhook the battery and then hook it back up, I'll get power for one more try, then back to nothing. New ignition switch, checked all connections. Any ideas??
 

achris

More fish than mountain goat
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May 19, 2004
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Check also the ground connections to the engine block. Also all the battery switch connections.
 
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