mercruiser 898 shut down

grosbob

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hi. i have a 1980 glastron adventura with a mercruiser 898. my motor stop for no reason and there no more power when i turn the switch to on. any idea.
 

Bt Doctur

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Re: mercruiser 898 shut down

battery, battery cables, battery cable ends, corrosion where cables attach,90A fuse on starter.
some history, what was it doing, what were you doing when it stopped?
 

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Re: mercruiser 898 shut down

hi. i have a 1980 glastron adventura with a mercruiser 898. my motor stop for no reason and there no more power when i turn the switch to on. any idea.

Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,... Is the carb feedin' the motor gas,..??

Is there Power at the coil's (+) terminal with the key "On",..??
 

grosbob

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Re: mercruiser 898 shut down

battery, battery cables, battery cable ends, corrosion where cables attach,90A fuse on starter.
some history, what was it doing, what were you doing when it stopped?

i was ridding at low speed and at first my gps shut down for no reason. the thing is that when i shut down my boat the gps always stay on. i start the gps back and like 5 min after the gps and the motor shut down. no temp alarm oil pressure was good electric power at 14. i tried to start the engine but when i turn the key nothing. like there no more electicity. could it be the alternator. tomorow i will go check for courant.
 

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Re: mercruiser 898 shut down

i was ridding at low speed and at first my gps shut down for no reason. the thing is that when i shut down my boat the gps always stay on. i start the gps back and like 5 min after the gps and the motor shut down. no temp alarm oil pressure was good electric power at 14. i tried to start the engine but when i turn the key nothing. like there no more electicity. could it be the alternator. tomorow i will go check for courant.

Check your battery connections and where they connect to the block and starter. You have a bad connection somewhere as Bondo and BT doc mentioned
 
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