Looking over the new pontoon I wanted to take the battery to the house and get it charged up. When I started taking off the negative side wires I noticed one had the sheathing melted on it, and had actually melted/cut into the plastic battery box.
I traced it to the outboard, on a screw post on the back of the motor by one of the spark plugs. Does anyone know what that terminal is? Why would it get so hot?
The wire it was in also contained a red wire that was wired to the screw post below it on the outboard, but was cut off on the other end by the battery. Any ideas?
Pic of the "screw terminals" on the back of the outboard. The black wire goes to the top screw, the red wire was one of the ones on the lower screw.
http://picasaweb.google.com/2fs2ns/PontoonBoat/photo#5177398433959998914
The red wire in the background is something else, you can see the cut off red wire at the base of the melted black wire.
http://picasaweb.google.com/2fs2ns/PontoonBoat/photo#5177398472614704594
Here you can see the black wire in the outboard case, it looks like it's melted as well.
http://picasaweb.google.com/2fs2ns/PontoonBoat/photo#5177398567103985138
Do you know what this grey wire is going to the lower unit?
http://picasaweb.google.com/2fs2ns/PontoonBoat/photo#5177398614348625410
Any suggestions? I'm going to probably try to find a mechanic near Justin, TX that can look it over and do the impeller as well.
Dan
I traced it to the outboard, on a screw post on the back of the motor by one of the spark plugs. Does anyone know what that terminal is? Why would it get so hot?
The wire it was in also contained a red wire that was wired to the screw post below it on the outboard, but was cut off on the other end by the battery. Any ideas?
Pic of the "screw terminals" on the back of the outboard. The black wire goes to the top screw, the red wire was one of the ones on the lower screw.
http://picasaweb.google.com/2fs2ns/PontoonBoat/photo#5177398433959998914
The red wire in the background is something else, you can see the cut off red wire at the base of the melted black wire.
http://picasaweb.google.com/2fs2ns/PontoonBoat/photo#5177398472614704594
Here you can see the black wire in the outboard case, it looks like it's melted as well.
http://picasaweb.google.com/2fs2ns/PontoonBoat/photo#5177398567103985138
Do you know what this grey wire is going to the lower unit?
http://picasaweb.google.com/2fs2ns/PontoonBoat/photo#5177398614348625410
Any suggestions? I'm going to probably try to find a mechanic near Justin, TX that can look it over and do the impeller as well.
Dan
