[Rhodes22-list] Motor Won't Start

[Brad Haslett]

Lee,

Two things come to mind.  Just because you have a fully charged battery
doesn't mean you have a good battery.  Try jumping the battery off your car
or a riding mower and then try the starter.  If that doesn't work, you may
very well have a corrosion issue.  Buy some Corrosion X at True Value
Hardware and spray all connections.  It almost has to be a current problem,
ie, the battery isn't supplying enough or the starter isn't getting enough
current because of a bad ground or feed wire due to a bad (corroded)
connection. Eliminate the battery issue first.

Brad

On Dec 12, 2007 6:14 AM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

>
> Here's a question for those more mechanically inclined than I; which
> should
> include just about everyone on this list.
>
> At the end of last season the electric start on my 2005 9.9 Mercury
> outboard
> quit working.  Plenty of juice in the battery but when I pressed the
> starter
> all I got was a clicking noise.  My marina's service department changed
> the
> wiring which cost a couple bucks in parts and an arm and a leg for labor.
>
> Tried to start my motor last night and it happened again.  Any advice?  My
> wife recommended a little blue pill.  I'll fumble around with the wiring
> but
> from last year's labor charge I assume there's some major disassembling to
> get to the connections.  Just to connect the pull start requires a lot of
> breaking and entering.
>
> Should I expect this to happen every year?  I assume it's from saltwater
> corrosion.  I've had to clean the connections in the lazarette several
> times
> to get the motor lift to work.
>
> Any advice is appreciated.
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)
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