no power trim, no fuel gauge,no crank

[ayuh8]

clams.. my 86 or close 115 inline 6 ..got funny on me the last of the season...sometimes i would lose fuel gauge ,if i cut it off i had nothing...no tilt no crank...if i left it running no gauge...no tilt ...but running...my buddy had a 200 merc he said it was a solenoid on the starboard side...it is very intermittent...the boat is in my garage and i check every coupla' days...still goes up, still got gauge...don't dare crank.plenty of time as boating don't start in maine till' ice out..may is usually good!!!

 

[J.T.]

Re: no power trim, no fuel gauge,no crank

It may sound silly but you might want to check your ground wire. Same thing happened to me and I checked everything but the ground only to have a pro. catch it.

 

[timmathis]

Re: no power trim, no fuel gauge,no crank

Intermittent problems are tricky sometimes. You just have to stay with it and it will do what you want it to do. I would check all grounds plugs and wires first.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: no power trim, no fuel gauge,no crank

Checking means to disconnect the cables, clean them and reconnect tightly. Disconnect connectors and inspect. Clean if necessary and reconnect.