1993 Crownline 182 BR Electrical issues??

[JASONCOOK]

Hi,
Im new here.
I just purchased a 1993 crownline with the 4.3 v6. started fine for test run in drive. everything seem to check out good.
3 hours later after I got it home I hit the key and nothing. no power to anything. wont click or start, no power to dash nothing. supposedly no previous problems according to owner. I put 2 different new batteries in and still nothing. Any help please. Im new to I/O Ive always had outboards.

 

[alldodge]

Hi,
Im new here.
I just purchased a 1993 crownline with the 4.3 v6. started fine for test run in drive. everything seem to check out good.
3 hours later after I got it home I hit the key and nothing. no power to anything. wont click or start, no power to dash nothing. supposedly no previous problems according to owner. I put 2 different new batteries in and still nothing. Any help please. Im new to I/O Ive always had outboards.

Howdy
Do you have a battery switch which looks something like this


Need to pick up a cheap volt meter to check readings

 

[JASONCOOK]

No battery switch. It just has a single battery. I've tried 2 different batteries though

 

[alldodge]

There is a 20amp fuse or breaker which feeds the ignition switch. This can be a single fuse behind the dash with a wire coming out each side. You also have a red push button breaker on the engine, press it to see if it has been tripped. Your going to need a volt meter.

Need to measure battery voltage from the battery, to the starter, then the breaker and to the ignition switch

 

[JASONCOOK]

Ok
Thank you AllDodge
I have a volt meter and will check all of that tonight.
Voltage from the battery to starter was 12.4 last night. but wouldn't even try to do anything and everything on dash was dead.

 

[JASONCOOK]

Nothing happened when pushing the red breaker

 

[JASONCOOK]

Ended up being the negative battery cable. Was broken and not make a good connection at the clamp