projo198
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Jul 7, 2012
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Yesterday I was the guy at the dock sitting in the water furiously cranking away on a boat that wouldn't start... Lol.
Weeks ago I had removed my defective ESA and replaced it with a direct relay set up. I was getting no spark out of the coil so I pulled it out of the water and while sweating buckets played with the wiring until I gave up, unhooked it all and took the boat out without it.
Well today I removed the switch and ohm tested it, it was good. Checked and put the wiring back together, then without the switch screwed back on I started the motor up and pushed the switch arm. She stumbled like she should.
When I put the switches back on the bracket I discovered that if I tightened the screws too much it would actually cause the detent plunger to lock in, thus grounding the coil and not letting the boat start.
I ended up applying Loctite and screwing it down just enough, but just thought I would share in case anyone else has a similar issue.
Weeks ago I had removed my defective ESA and replaced it with a direct relay set up. I was getting no spark out of the coil so I pulled it out of the water and while sweating buckets played with the wiring until I gave up, unhooked it all and took the boat out without it.
Well today I removed the switch and ohm tested it, it was good. Checked and put the wiring back together, then without the switch screwed back on I started the motor up and pushed the switch arm. She stumbled like she should.
When I put the switches back on the bracket I discovered that if I tightened the screws too much it would actually cause the detent plunger to lock in, thus grounding the coil and not letting the boat start.
I ended up applying Loctite and screwing it down just enough, but just thought I would share in case anyone else has a similar issue.