brianracedesert

Hello Everyone,

I purchased a 38 foot powerquest boat a couple of weeks ago and I am trying to figure out why the drives do not go down.. I have power when I push the switches up and hear the pumps but, when I push the switches in the down position there is no sound of the sterndrive pumps .. Any ideas would be helpful for this newbie powerboater ..

TxHawk

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Which boat did you buy?

alindquist

check the relays on the pump...

BIGSLOW

Go to the trim pump and jump the solenoid. The green wire is for down, blue is for up, just ran into this issue last weekend. You can get a new solenoid from napa if that is your issue.

phragle

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trim down for what????

brianracedesert

it is a powerquest 380 avenger .. got it off of Ebay motors a couple weeks ago out of California

Too Stroked

I had a similar issue a few weeks ago when it wouldn't go down. I checked the package and it said that "If it stays up for more than 4 hours, seek immediate medical attention."

On a more serious note, check the solenoids.

TxHawk

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I had a feeling you might say that. I crawled around it when it was in Dallas before going to CA. It has been sitting for a while, you may just need to bump the solenoids to get everything moving again.

Good luck.

brianracedesert

LOL ... Maybe I should check for Unilateral Phase Detraction as well.. HAHA Thanks for the Info Too Stoked

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