Took her out today to see what would happen. The initial beep sounded garbled like it almost sounded normal but like the chirp mechanism was messed up. Boat fired up and ran great. Blower still wasn’t working and then I whacked it a few times and it started working again. Thinking maybe I...
Went ahead and replaced the fuse. Checked all the wiring I could and added more loom in some spots that looked iffy. Gauges are all back to working and the motor turned over and idled but the blower still is kaput. I reset the blower breaker and the light on the switch was good, but then it...
Yes, pretty sure it’s wired independently. Was able to trim still with perko off and disconnected from motor. Appears to have its own red and black to the battery.
Yeah since it started after I replaced the trim sensor and switch I've wondered if the issues are somehow connected other than coincidentally moving something else around that made contact or loosened a wire. My trim is wired independently of the perko direct to the battery, though, so I would...
When I took it off it had the big battery cable coming off the perko going onto the starter motor and the fuse, and then the other side of the fuse had the orange ALT wire and the smaller red wire coming off. Yellow/red going to slave was attached to smaller bolt on the starter. I think that’s...
Still no luck finding the source. Added some pictures of the fuse. I peeled back the wire loom on the alternator wires and they aren’t crispy which surprised me. The loom is melted in a few spots on the outside I’m guessing from the engine.
After some more tracing it looks like the 90A fuse is melted to hell which I think explains the symptoms I’m having. Now just trying to trace the source. Guessing something got moved yesterday that is causing a short. Any suggestions on what would be likely around the trim sensor or switch wires...
My trim up hasn't been working so I jumped the hurdle yesterday of replacing the trim switch on the motor. Trim sensor was working but I replaced it as well while I was in there. Everything worked good, trim and gauge were both functioning properly. Fired her up and went for a spin, came back...
Thanks I’m following you now. I read through your post history and it makes sense what you’re saying. If I’m tracking, I need to plug the VST return and run it into my fill line or into the tank? My boat’s manual doesn’t show any extra ports on the tank so thinking may have to tee.
Is the...
Thanks for the help getting me pointed in the right direction. Is my motor definitely the VST? The serial number pulls up what I thought was the correct engine for the mercruiser kit.
MERCRUISER : 7.4LX BRAVO (MPI)(GEN. V) GM 454 V-8 1996
Thanks, I appreciate it! The motor is a 7.4 EFI/MP. It runs well but on hot days it has trouble starting back up after it sits for a bit after a run. It will turn over and then sputter and die back out and never get going again. I’ve been running the blower and opening the hatch and that’s...
