tracker force power series 50 starting problem

[tutley]

Just bought a 97 tracker and as luck would have it 2 weeks later it will not start. Going through the threads I have tried a few things and would like some advice before I spend anymore money.

Turn the key and get a click at the solenoid, tried jumping the solenoid with a screwdriver, nothing. Went straight from the battery to the starter nothing. Had the battery checked and bought a starter, same problem except now I can start it running straight from the battery to the starter so I may have jacked that up the first time I did it.

So should I go straight for the solenoid or look somewhere else first. Battery is good, all terminals are good, starter is good. Scratching my head because I wish that dang starter would have started the first time I tried it before I bought a new one.

Thanks for any help.
Tom

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: tracker force power series 50 starting problem

When you go from the battery to the starter are you using jumper cables or the existing cables? If you are using jumper cables then the problem can be with the existing cables or the solenoid.

 

[tutley]

Re: tracker force power series 50 starting problem

I am using jumper cables. I disconnected the cable from the selenoid going to the starter and hooked up to that since it hard to get to the post at the bottom of the starter. I also checked the old starter and it is fine.

 

[JB]

Re: tracker force power series 50 starting problem

When you used the jumpers did you jump both the positive and negative cables?

Your symptoms are most commonly caused by hidden corrosion in the ground cable to engine block connection. . .even if it looks clean and is tight. If you didn't jump from the battery ground to the engine block you did not bypass that connection.

 

[tutley]

Re: tracker force power series 50 starting problem

I did not use pos and neg. Tomorrow I will start checking my wires out. I do not understand what you mean by I did not bypass the connection. Does this mean that the solenoid is working? Sorry, I am just getting into this and trying to learn as much as I can. Thankyou for all the responses.

 

[metor99]

Re: tracker force power series 50 starting problem

dosen't that motor have a push in fuse. Mine does. If the fuse is popped you will also get nothing.

 

[tutley]

Re: tracker force power series 50 starting problem

Checked all fuses I can find on that boat and all were good, I did not see a push type fuse anywhere though. I will look it over again tomorrow.

 

[metor99]

Re: tracker force power series 50 starting problem

The fuse im talking about is under the hood usually by the selonid on the bottom part of the motor. It is a little smaller than a match box and black in color. If blown there is a tab to push bach in to reset.

 

[metor99]

Re: tracker force power series 50 starting problem

Here this should help. you actly have a fuse like a car type not the box i thought it was. Here is a pic.
This site gives you a complete break down of your motor
http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Merc2/Force/parts.html

 

[tutley]

Re: tracker force power series 50 starting problem

Thanks a ton metor99, this will definitley help.

 

[tutley]

Re: tracker force power series 50 starting problem

Pulled the ground off the block cleaned it up real good checked it all the way back to the battery, still nothing. I can now jump it from the selenoid and the starter though so I am at a loss of ideas.

Some of you guys may not agree with this but I am going to rig a push button starter straight off the solenoid. I only have about a month or so of good fishing left here in Utah. Then dig into it in the off season.