Lost power!

[Guest]

Today my trolling motor battery died. I unhooked the cranking battery and put it on the trolling motor and fished 2 or 3 hours. When we were done I put the cranking battery back and hooked it up. Now I have power to the entire boat like it is supposed to but the engine and everything with the engine is dead. It won't turn over or even click. The power trim won't work so that rules out the throttle lever switch being the cause. The trim won't work at the throttle or on the motor. It acts like a breaker is tripped to the engine but I have looked high and low and can't find one. 2005 Yamaha 90 hp 2 stroke.
HELP! PLEASE!

 

[Breeze]

cheeze you might try the inline fuse on the engine. be on the right side.just a little one. my friend had the same problem and it was the fuse.

 

[Guest]

Cheez, you may have just run the battery down when you used it as a trolling motor batt. Or as Breeze said, you may have blown a fuse but I don't see how you did this just by unhooking the battery and re hooking it back up. You didn't hook up the battery backwards did you?

 

[SpurHunter]

It aint the fuse, we checked that, and I know for a fact it was hooked up right (pos-neg). Also has plenty of power in the battery. If it was a low battery, it would at least turn slow, or click or something!??!

 

[Guest]

You need to check the starter relay next if it ain't clicking, could be in the switch, you could jump out the starter relay and if it works it is in the switch, could be the netural switch. It has to be something simple. Work the shift lever back and forth, it might not be exactly in netural. Hold the key in the start position and work the shift lever at the same time.

 

[SpurHunter]

Doc1 - 10/20/2007 10:59 PM You need to check the starter relay next if it ain't clicking, could be in the switch, you could jump out the starter relay and if it works it is in the switch, could be the netural switch. It has to be something simple. <font color="#ff0000">Work the shift lever back and forth, it might not be exactly in netural. Hold the key in the start position and work the shift lever at the same time.[/</font>QUOTE] </p>

Yup, did that too.....at least yall have some good ideas!</p>

 

[Buoy-Master]

Spur...YOU BROKE IT! Shame on you.

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I still think theres a fuse gone somewhere or its in the switch. </p>

 

[Guest]

I have not found the fuse on the engine yet. My thoughts are that is where the problem is. It can't be the neutral switch because the trim won't work either. The fuses I checked were for the boat power and not the engine. I will call Nichols in the morning and see if they can tell me where the engine fuse is.

 

[fischnrod]

i have an inline breaker on my battery cable at the post,it has tripped before and lt is a small button on the end and it really don't even look like a breaker. Make sure the ground cable has good connection ......


http://www.iboats.com/Circuit_Breakers/dm/category_id.216618--view_id.216618

 

[Guest]

Thanks Rod but mine doesn't have a breaker in the battery compartment. It has to be on the engine I think. I have not seen anything yet that looks like any of those breakers on that website. The posts are clean and I tighten the wingnuts on the battery connections with pliers. I will look again after church and after I pray about it some.

 

[Guest]

I found the problem. Blown main engine control fuse. After a little prayer and a look at the Yamaha online owner's manual I found the fuse holder tucked away under some other wiring on the right side of the engine compartment. Voila! blown 20 amp fuse. I think it must have gotten popped in the battery exchange somehow. A new fuse and some spares and I'm back in business.
The fish can run but they can't hideemoAngler

 

[MadBomber]

cheez - 10/21/2007 8:47 AM The fish can run but they can't hideemoAngler

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Not from the <font color="#ff9966" size="7">MASTER ANGLER!!!!! </font></p>

 

[Guest]

Cheez, you done good my man. Besides being a master angler you are a master boat mechanic. Keep Spur out of the boat, I believe he blew the fuse.

 

[Fat Albert]

<font color="#ff0000">I agree with Doc1....Spurhunter done it....

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[Guest]

Glad you found it. Remember at burger king on Sat. I was talking about my 125 having a 20 amp fuse on the side of the engine but we were'nt sure if yours had one. emoThumbsup

 

[SpurHunter]

Fat Albert - 10/21/2007 3:57 PM <font color="#ff0000">I agree with Doc1....Spurhunter done it....

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I dont remember asking you!

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