Force 40 tilt/trim

[lhussey]

My up tilt/trim is intermittant. I checked the relay by applying power to the coil and checked the continuity of the energized contacts, and it's fine. I can hear the relay clicking when I press the up button. Any help will be appreciated. I thought about swapping the two relays to see if the down would be intermittant. I also switched the green and blue wire and pressed the down button and the tilt works great. I'm confused.

 

[The Marine Doctor]

Re: Force 40 tilt/trim

Swap the relays and see if the problem follows the relay. <br /><br />If it is only doing it in the one direction. It is most likely the relay or a corroded wire for that direction.<br /><br />TMD

 

[Gilbert A.]

Re: Force 40 tilt/trim

Also, be sure to check your ground. On my 150, at least, it is one of the three wires coming from the tilt motor, and it is secured against a solid bracket that holds the rectifier and the solenoids in place. It took me a while to trace my own problem to this source: I spent a good while tracing contacts back from the starter solenoid--in other words, the hot (red) source, back to the tilt solenoids, where everything was OK, before I realized the only other thing shared by both tilt solenoids was the ground!!!<br /><br />Good Luck!<br />Gil