1970 Johnson 60HP

Hawk93

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Got a problem that is puzzling me. Bought a boat with a 60HP outboard on it and it also contains the hydroelectric shift. Upon doing some initial troubleshooting, found that the shift solenoids were bad and ordered replacements. Before installing into the lower unit, decided to connect them electrically and make sure that the proper voltages were getting there. In forward I got no volts (good), I’m reverse I got 12 on both the blue and green solenoids (good) but in neutral I also got 12 on both (bad). The puzzling part starts here. I disconnected the reverse solenoid (the blue one) and decided to make sure that there was still 12 vdc still on the line…and there wasn’t. The voltage just disappears when I disconnect the solenoid, but it strangely reappears when I reconnect the solenoid. So with that in mind I have 2 questions. Question 1, with voltage on both solenoids it won’t go into neutral correct? Question 2, how do I get the voltage to go away on the reverse solenoid when in neutral? Just an overall weird situation and I need tips/advice. I appreciate y’all!
 

F_R

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Not there to see what you ar doing, but I strongly suspect the answer lies in how you are grounding the un-installed solenoids and/or your voltmeter.
 

racerone

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Those solenoids are very good and reliable.-----How did you determine that shift solenoids where bad ?----You do know that motor must be turning in order to shift I hope.
 
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