alpha one not raising..

nixon186

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mercruiser 140/alpha one. trim worked when i pulled it from my slip last week.trailer trim works fine up and down.regular trim only goes down. i did notice that if my out drive touches my lawn, it will go back up for a second(untilthere is no pressure on the outdrive). i had a friend try to lift on my outdrive while i held the button and it didn't do anything. im gonna chase the wire with a test light tomorrow.any ideas on where the problem may be?
 

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Re: alpha one not raising..

any ideas on where the problem may be?

Ayuh,... My Guess is,...

It's the trim limit switch on the gimbel ring, or it's wiring....
 

nixon186

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Re: alpha one not raising..

trim limit switch sounds right too me. i knew there was something back there to limit the trim but i didn't know where it was or what it was called.im gonna get a service manual asap.thanks.
 

nixon186

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Re: alpha one not raising..

thanks for the link.the boats an 89 but the driveline has been swapped from another boat.is there a serial number on the outdrive that would tell me the year?
 

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Re: alpha one not raising..

is there a serial number on the outdrive that would tell me the year?

Ayuh,.... Maybe,.. Maybe Not....

Those #s tend to disappear rather quickly.....
But,...
A with Picture, 1 of Us can narrow it down enough to get you what you need....
 
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