[Rhodes22-list] Motor Won't Start

[Peter Thorn]

Lee,

Brad sounds right.  How long has the battery been sitting not connected to a
charger?  Exactly what kind of battery?  Flooded deep cycle batteries will
lose their charge and sulphate up by just sitting.  They can go bad just by
sitting.  When being stored they must be connected to a trickle charge
source to keep them topped off and a desulphating device is a good idea too.


Check out this site:  http://www.vdcelectronics.com/batteryminder_12117.htm
I've used one these for several years and they work great.

PT


-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Brad Haslett
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:30 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Motor Won't Start

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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