i asked for help last night before i had surgery and only a couple helped(thanks for you 2) but i had surgery today and i'm really laid up now. i have a 1998 baja with a 7.4 mercruiser with very low hours. anyway this spring it cranked right up on 1st try. i had my detail guys give it a bath and they also sprayed off the engine compartment, but not directly on engine. but the drain hole stopped up and and water got up around to the starter level. the enginge began spinning over by itself without turning the key. the next day i tried to start it up it was completely dead. no dash lights, no beeps nothing at all. well it sat for several days and i put a slow charger on it. checked the battery connections and they were loose, so i tightened them up and bam...it fired right up. i noticed the volt gauge while idling and it read about 11.5 volts idling. well i have a bad power tilt switch and went into town to get a new one, i replaced it and went to check it out...nothing at all. no spin, no tilt no gauges, nothing. i thought it was the ground so i started tracking the ground to the "ground post" on the back of the block. i removed it and cleaned the post and connections really well. it now has a little electric current, but not enough to crank. not even enough to run any 2 swithches such as blower and bilge at the same time. what should i do next. the starter was replace a month ago and had been cranking good. i dont think the starter is bad, i think it is electrical related cause when there is enough fire going to starter it fires. anyway i'm laid up pretty good and have a couple of reinds coming over to help me at 530 eastern time wednesday, i sure would like to have some really good ideas what and where to check, so please help
