Thread: Motor trouble

The very first thing I would do is disconnect and charge battery, then take and have load tested. Sounds like from here that your not charging and battery was dying. Losing voltage to ignition maybe just charging enough to run the electronics on ignition. If battery turns out to be good, get a meter and check battery voltage then crank motor and check to see if it is charging. Should see a voltage increase when motor is running from about 12.5 or so to about 13.7. Doesn’t take much voltage to run pumps or trim. Takes a lot to turn motor over.

Thanks ill do that


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When you reconnect the battery make sure all connections are squeaky clean and tight. If you still have the problem there are other tests you can run to pinpoint where the problem is. i.e. "Voltage drop test".

Check your battery ground connection where it grounds to your motor. Even if it is tight....take it loose and scrape and clean everything and reconnect.

A little anti oxidant grease on those connections helps prevent future corrosion

Don't forget about the 100 amp linked fuse. If it's blown it will make engines do weird things and won't recharge the battery while your running. When mine blew I just cut the fuse out and replaced with a 6$ fuse from advance Auto and bolted it back to the wire and then coated it real well.

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i plugged up my battery charger when i got home from the camp and after 8 hrs it cranked right up. i got a friend thats an electronics technician and he's gonna help me troubleshoot where the power drain is coming from and ill check all that yall mentioned. thanks for all the input ill let yall know what i run into.