No electric power. Force 85 HP from 1988

[zubol]

Hi,

After last weekend of fun something happened with my boat
Electric power just disappeared. No power on tilt&trim switch as well as in ignition.
Battery is new and fully charged. Is there any place in the engine with fuses?

Can anyone help me?

Regards,
zubolmichal

 

[jerryjerry05]

Re: No electric power. Force 85 HP from 1988

You have a couple of circut breakers (under the cowl)on that motor.You have a fuse inline(I believe)Someplace in the system.Get a test light and hook it to a good ground and start looking.J

 

[foodfisher]

Re: No electric power. Force 85 HP from 1988

Don't know if it's standard or not, but I have an inline fuse just as the hot leaves the battery and two under the dash.

 

[john from md]

Re: No electric power. Force 85 HP from 1988

Your engine should have a black circuit breaker on the left side under the rectifier. There is a reset tab on the top of the breaker. You can reset it and see if it stays reset. These circuit breakers weaken with age and do need replacing.

John

 

[zubol]

Re: No electric power. Force 85 HP from 1988

Thank you for your answer, but could you please describe me where I can localize the rectifier?

Cheers,
zubol

 

[chitownborn]

Re: No electric power. Force 85 HP from 1988

its located on the starter mounting bracket, its a small looking black box with four terminals on it

 

[O.T.Water]

Re: No electric power. Force 85 HP from 1988

Hi, This is just a basic thought, I know the neutral detent on your controller is hardly noticable. Make sure you are in neutral.

 

[capri1600]

Re: No electric power. Force 85 HP from 1988

I dont think the tilt/trim power or signals have anything to do with the elctrical system in the engine. That should be a couple of relays powered off of the battery so if you lost everything, I'd look for a master fuse or breaker that must have been tripped. When you find it, even if it can be reset or you replace the fuse, hunt around for a potential cause of the trip so it doesnt happen again, perhaps at a less opportune time!

 

[moparman]

Re: No electric power. Force 85 HP from 1988

check the connections at the battery first and then work your way out from there, might have a loose connection to loose all power like that