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PARADOX 10-18-2020 11:46 AM

OK. It's been a while but the boat is back home from storage.
No start. Fuse at starter good. Shifting the shift arm around no help. Switched the shift safety relay from port to starboard, no help. How do I "hotwire" starter to jump motor. What wire goes where? It's hard to see down there.
Could be the starter solenoid itself? No clicking or nothing. Gauges have power.
HEEEEELP. !

AllDodge 10-18-2020 11:53 AM


If fuses are good
Find the relay with Yellow/Red wire. There should be 2 wires connecting, one small and one larger. The small one comes from the Key when its moved to start position. Place meter on the smaller Yel/Red contact and turn key to start, should see 12V
Have you done this and if so what was your findings?

IGetWet 10-18-2020 11:57 AM


Originally Posted by PARADOX (Post 4762113)
OK. It's been a while but the boat is back home from storage.
No start. Fuse at starter good. Shifting the shift arm around no help. Switched the shift safety relay from port to starboard, no help. How do I "hotwire" starter to jump motor. What wire goes where? It's hard to see down there.
Could be the starter solenoid itself? No clicking or nothing. Gauges have power.
HEEEEELP. !

Yellow wire with the red tracer on the starter solenoid, jump across that one when the ignition is turned on.

PARADOX 10-18-2020 12:26 PM


Originally Posted by AllDodge (Post 4762114)
Have you done this and if so what was your findings?

Not even sure where that relay is. There is a relay looking thing on the left side near the computer with red and yellow wire. Looks ok. I will try to get a read on it, but I have to find my meter or buy another.
THX
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IGetWet 10-18-2020 12:36 PM

Starter solenoid is bolted right on the starter itself.

PARADOX 10-18-2020 01:09 PM


Originally Posted by IGetWet (Post 4762124)
Starter solenoid is bolted right on the starter itself.

I know, I was referring to the other comment testing voltage.
On a note, normally when there is current to the starter or solenoid, the gauges make a move, they drop since there is a current draw.
When I try to start, the gouges do not move. I'm thinking there is no power to the starter/solenoid to activate.

AllDodge 10-18-2020 01:20 PM

The slave relay has 2-yellow/Red wires on it, one larger the the other. The key energizes the slave which in turn sends power to the starter solenoid. If your not getting power on the small yel/red wire when key is turned, the relay doesn't close. If it does get 12V and still doesn't close then its a bad relay or the small ground wire on the relay may have broke ground

You have small square relays, not like what's shown in pick but does the same thing


https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...6782d4ce21.jpg

PARADOX 10-18-2020 03:40 PM

OK. I rigged a wire to the yellow wire on the solenoids. (I hoe it was the yellow, hard to see, just feel, but the yellow ended up on a small bolt.
Touch the large red cable on the unit. Sparks, my jump wire get pretty hot. So... There is current to the starter. Starter would nit engage,due to holding the wire for a second, since the sparks.
Ok what next? New Starter?

PARADOX 10-18-2020 03:42 PM

How could I check the starter "slave solenoid?


AllDodge 10-18-2020 04:00 PM


Originally Posted by PARADOX (Post 4762137)
OK. I rigged a wire to the yellow wire on the solenoids. (I hoe it was the yellow, hard to see, just feel, but the yellow ended up on a small bolt.
Touch the large red cable on the unit. Sparks, my jump wire get pretty hot. So... There is current to the starter. Starter would nit engage,due to holding the wire for a second, since the sparks.
Ok what next? New Starter?

If you where jumping at the starter and not the slave relay, then the starter may be the issue
Did you jump from the starter post to the yellow/red wire on the inside of the starter?


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...2bc7f009e5.jpg


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