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borntofish
06-19-2005, 10:32 PM
went out today, boat ran great , coming in I realized my partner had hit the down switch by accident on the tilt it was already down so it just kept power to the motor for who knows how long. Get to the launch and the battery is dead so i drive home carfully without transom saver on.
When battery is fully charged i try the tilt it works going up great , but won't go down, i did the release valve and it went down, then i tried up again no problem but won't go down.
I checked the power to both selinoids both have power , motor runs but no down motion Any ideas, I checked the fluid level and when i diid the gasket on the screw broke and all the fluid leaked out so tommorrow will replace little gasket and refill with tilt and trim fluid, both the ram arms are out and won't retract ,any other thoughts?thanks jerry




kroppe
06-19-2005, 10:45 PM
You said you have power to both solenoids, but are both solenoids working? From your description it sounds like the down solenoid might be burned out, which could happen if the power was supplied to it for a long time.

My guess is try to figure out if the down solenoid is working, if not, then replace it.

DangerDan
06-19-2005, 11:31 PM
Burnt Solenoid. 17 to 25 bucks get one get it on & better that it wasn't stuck down. Good luck!