"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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NO new posts for an entire morning?

That's gotta be a first. :)

Here's one for you:
The tilt on my 1997 Force 50 has developed an intermitant problem- always
works to lower and sometimes works to raise the outboard.
If it doesn't work, I leave it sit for a while then check it again followed
by unplugging and plugging the 3 sets of connectors from the harness to the
motor. Last time, I checked the voltage at the connectors closest to the
motor and was getting about 9 volts in both switch positions.
My unplugging/plugging game didn't work that time so I swapped the wires (2
on this model) and the motor tilted up and for a moment tilted down but
didn't the second time I tried.
Any ideas?
MMC

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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NO new posts for an entire morning?

That's gotta be a first. :)



Are you using Justwait's "networking services"?

Here's a boating post for you...took Yo-Ho to the dealer's for
winterizing this morning. Emailed you a possibly interesting shopping list.

Boater wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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NO new posts for an entire morning?

That's gotta be a first. :)



Are you using Justwait's "networking services"?

Here's a boating post for you...took Yo-Ho to the dealer's for
winterizing this morning. Emailed you a possibly interesting shopping list.

Did you hit 40 hours this year, superstar?

mmc wrote:

The tilt on my 1997 Force 50 has developed an intermitant problem- always
works to lower and sometimes works to raise the outboard.
If it doesn't work, I leave it sit for a while then check it again followed
by unplugging and plugging the 3 sets of connectors from the harness to the
motor. Last time, I checked the voltage at the connectors closest to the
motor and was getting about 9 volts in both switch positions.
My unplugging/plugging game didn't work that time so I swapped the wires (2
on this model) and the motor tilted up and for a moment tilted down but
didn't the second time I tried.

Do you get a relay "click" the times it doesn't work?

--
Regards,
Dave Brown
Brown's Marina Ltd
http://brownsmarina.com/

"Dave Brown" wrote in message
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mmc wrote:

The tilt on my 1997 Force 50 has developed an intermitant problem- always
works to lower and sometimes works to raise the outboard.
If it doesn't work, I leave it sit for a while then check it again
followed by unplugging and plugging the 3 sets of connectors from the
harness to the motor. Last time, I checked the voltage at the connectors
closest to the motor and was getting about 9 volts in both switch
positions.
My unplugging/plugging game didn't work that time so I swapped the wires
(2 on this model) and the motor tilted up and for a moment tilted down
but didn't the second time I tried.

Do you get a relay "click" the times it doesn't work?

--
Regards,
Dave Brown
Brown's Marina Ltd
http://brownsmarina.com/

Don't think I'd ever heard a click but will check again. I'll get the Mrs to
mess with the switch while I listen at the motor. I can't hear a click from
the helm, but I can't hear very well anyways so that doesn't mean it's not
happening.

"mmc" wrote in message
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"Dave Brown" wrote in message
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mmc wrote:

The tilt on my 1997 Force 50 has developed an intermitant problem-
always works to lower and sometimes works to raise the outboard.
If it doesn't work, I leave it sit for a while then check it again
followed by unplugging and plugging the 3 sets of connectors from the
harness to the motor. Last time, I checked the voltage at the connectors
closest to the motor and was getting about 9 volts in both switch
positions.
My unplugging/plugging game didn't work that time so I swapped the wires
(2 on this model) and the motor tilted up and for a moment tilted down
but didn't the second time I tried.

Do you get a relay "click" the times it doesn't work?

--
Regards,
Dave Brown
Brown's Marina Ltd
http://brownsmarina.com/

Don't think I'd ever heard a click but will check again. I'll get the Mrs
to mess with the switch while I listen at the motor. I can't hear a click
from the helm, but I can't hear very well anyways so that doesn't mean
it's not happening.

I used a remote switch flipper tool (boathook) and checked it. No click when
it doesn't work.

On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:11:47 -0500, "mmc" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
NO new posts for an entire morning?

That's gotta be a first. :)

Here's one for you:
The tilt on my 1997 Force 50 has developed an intermitant problem- always
works to lower and sometimes works to raise the outboard.
If it doesn't work, I leave it sit for a while then check it again followed
by unplugging and plugging the 3 sets of connectors from the harness to the
motor. Last time, I checked the voltage at the connectors closest to the
motor and was getting about 9 volts in both switch positions.
My unplugging/plugging game didn't work that time so I swapped the wires (2
on this model) and the motor tilted up and for a moment tilted down but
didn't the second time I tried.
Any ideas?

Relay switch.

Gotta be.