1999 Evinrude 50hp 4-stroke Starter Issues

[devildg4671]

Please Help,
Last week I tried starting my boat multiple times with times, I put a charging on the battery for about an hour. Tried again, no luck. I might have tried too many times to start it. When I noticed smoke, coming from the positive and negative wires that run from the starter. The end result: both positive and negative wires were completely destroyed. I had the starter rebuilt, while it was being rebuilt I replaced three wires that run to the starter.
I installed the starter, hooked the negative cable up, no problem. The positive cable started to spark when I attempted to screw it down.

Would this is be a bad ground issue or another outlaying issue ? I replaced all the wires that were burned and I'm pretty sure I put them back in the same place. Nothing else has been touched.

 

[devildg4671]

Re: 1999 Evinrude 50hp 4-stroke Starter Issues

 

[devildg4671]

Re: 1999 Evinrude 50hp 4-stroke Starter Issues

 

[devildg4671]

Re: 1999 Evinrude 50hp 4-stroke Starter Issues

Later this evening, I checked a few connections under the console and the battery terminals. All which I replaced just to be on the safe side, after a half dozen of connections replaced this did not fix the issue.

Any Ideas ??

 

[daselbee]

Re: 1999 Evinrude 50hp 4-stroke Starter Issues

You see the double nuts on the positive lug of the starter? If you inadvertently turn that inside nut, when installing the cable and tightening the outer nut, you can spin the internal wires/connections inside the end cap on the starter and cause a direct short to ground. Take the starter back to the re-builder and have him test/fix it for you, and be sure to have him explain the way it failed.

 

[devildg4671]

Re: 1999 Evinrude 50hp 4-stroke Starter Issues

Soon as the rain stops, I'll pull it off and take it back to see what he says. Hopefully it's an easy quick fix.

 

[clanton]

Re: 1999 Evinrude 50hp 4-stroke Starter Issues

Solenoid.

 

[devildg4671]

Re: 1999 Evinrude 50hp 4-stroke Starter Issues

ok Guys, I got the starter back. No problems with the starter, So I replaced the starter solenoid... It turned over a few times and now it just wants to click. The starter doesn't engage, all I hear is a click that's coming from the IAC valve area.

I giggled the throttle back and forth hoping it was slightly out of position, no luck

 

[clanton]

Re: 1999 Evinrude 50hp 4-stroke Starter Issues

Recheck your work. Check battery cables, and termials. NO wing nuts on battery.

 

[daselbee]

Re: 1999 Evinrude 50hp 4-stroke Starter Issues

I am confused about his post. He says he gets a spark when attaching the cable to the starter, he never says whether the starter tries to spin up (first post), and he has burned starter wiring. Sure sounds like a short to ground to me. But the starter checks out, so....????

 

[clanton]

Re: 1999 Evinrude 50hp 4-stroke Starter Issues

That's because the solenoid is stuck, or starter wire is on wrong terminal. Red cable in photo in his hand, don`t look so hot to me. Ain`t working on a outboard fun. Photos are great, would like to see closer shot of solenoid.