Power tilt

[dawvynnsdaddy]

O.K. having problems with my power tilt. I pulled my merc 120 inboard outboard to get to the power tilt motor, I then pulled that out took it in to get new brushes put in the motor. I put it back in the boat sat. got everything hooked up turn the key and hit the power up NOTHING HAPPENED!!
hit power down and i hear the motor turning but outboard still in the down not moving. So the power down works but not the up. Do i need to bleed the system or do i have a wire backwards or what!!!! Please help!!!

 

[Don S]

Re: Power tilt

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?p=1693398#post 1693398

Go to the link above and download the manual for your particular year 120. There is a troubleshooting section in the drive manuals with detailed troublshooting techniques and wiring diagrams.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Power tilt

I pulled my merc 120 inboard outboard to get to the power tilt motor,

Ayuh,... You got me right there,...
The trim/ tilt pump is usually mounted to the side of the motor...
Why did you pull the motor, or drive, or whatever to get the trim pump out,..??

Lets start with Exactly What the motor,+ drive is,.... Got a serial #,..?? How 'bout a Picture,..??

My WAGuess is,... You've got an OMC Stringer drive, Not a Mercruiser....

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: Power tilt

Thats exactly why i bypass everything and test the pump motor before throwing parts at it.
Half the time its a bad connection due to corrosion or a trim relay bad.

Pulled the engine?? Why??

 

[dawvynnsdaddy]

Re: Power tilt

ok here is 3 pics of my power tilt, Its mounted on a bracket





Needed to pull motor anyway to fix oil pan gasket leak.
Engine serial #3849449

Outboard serial#2062674

 

[Don S]

Re: Power tilt

You still aren't answereing the question of year or SN.
From the looks of it, manual #4 should work.
We can guess all day long what your problem is, but will say one thing, if the motor isn't running, then you can't bleed it.
Second, from your pictures, you don't have all the wires hooked up, so it's going to be a bear to check.
GET the manual, and there is a section on bench testing. You can either test it out by the manual and find out whats wrong, or start throwing parts at it, or wait on some more guesses and try them one at a time till you figure it out.

 

[dawvynnsdaddy]

Re: Power tilt

Its a 1967 starcraft with a mercruiser 120 inboard outboard. The only numbers i can find are the ones I've posted. Thanks for everybodys help, first time boat restore. So i'am a newbie.