buttons for the out drive trim
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buttons for the out drive trim
When i first took the boat off the trailer. The switches both the throttle button and trailer/trim button where acting up. After running it for a while the butons seemed to work well. once in a while it would act up but most of the time it worked quit well. Question, is there something lose ( wiring) or is the cellunoid going or the switch going, or is it a fulk. It seemed when i first put it in the what it acted up.
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I had a similar problem where the trim buttons where dirty/corroded on the inside. I sprayed electrical cleaner into the buttons and worked the hell out if them. Then I sprayed WD-40 in them and worked them some more. Helped a lot.
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Except if you don't know that the switches are the problem. Chasing an intermittent electrical problem is a pain and throwing parts at it is frustrating. If the cleaning and oiling of the switches works then it gets him back on the water and he can order new switches to install at a later date. Since it is both sets of switches I was leaning towards the solenoid being the issue but since the OP said working the switches helped I figured it can't hurt to give this a try first.
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Unfortunately I am a boating on a budget guy - as much as I would like to replace everything with new I just don't have the resources to do it (2nd wife, 6 kids, house, etc., etc.). If you have the coin for that purpose then by all means!!!! The only exception is safety gear and items that are likely to leave you stranded on the water . . .