Hi, I took possession of an old Bayliner with an '87 J88 outboard with electric trim/tilt. I cleaned up the boat, replaced the battery and then sheared off the wires going into the tilt motor with those little metal engine props.
I replaced the wiring into the top of the tilt motor, and when connected directly to the battery, it works just fine. It worked fine when I was putting the final connections together, through the dash switch and relay box. Once I made the final connection, all I got was clicking in the relay box.
The electric motor works fine. Using wires directly attached to the battery, I can make it go up or down. It worked the first time with temporary connections through the wiring harness too. Once I made the final connection though, it stopped. Once again, all I get now are clicks in the relay box.
Engine starts fine, runs great. Everything else is working fine, except I can't tilt the motor.
Next step will be to bypass the relay box entirely and wire the tilt/trim directly to the switch, as I'm losing patience and am not investing tons of money into this old boat.
Any suggestions? I've searched (fruitlessly) for wiring diagrams on the relay box. I was hoping that some insight there might shed some light on my problem. No luck so far, as I'm unable to find any info on the relays.
Thanks in any case!
I replaced the wiring into the top of the tilt motor, and when connected directly to the battery, it works just fine. It worked fine when I was putting the final connections together, through the dash switch and relay box. Once I made the final connection, all I got was clicking in the relay box.
The electric motor works fine. Using wires directly attached to the battery, I can make it go up or down. It worked the first time with temporary connections through the wiring harness too. Once I made the final connection though, it stopped. Once again, all I get now are clicks in the relay box.
Engine starts fine, runs great. Everything else is working fine, except I can't tilt the motor.
Next step will be to bypass the relay box entirely and wire the tilt/trim directly to the switch, as I'm losing patience and am not investing tons of money into this old boat.
Any suggestions? I've searched (fruitlessly) for wiring diagrams on the relay box. I was hoping that some insight there might shed some light on my problem. No luck so far, as I'm unable to find any info on the relays.
Thanks in any case!