electrical...on 92 johnson 88

[72 mako 19]

i have a 1992 johnson 88 special... gas gauge went dead last week, retightened screws and it worked fine for a couple of hours and then it went off again... replaced gauge and it went up and down a couple of times.. now when i turn key to on position; tach, and volt meter does not work, wont even start the boat. Anything i should be looking for?

 

[DJ]

Re: electrical...on 92 johnson 88

72 mako,<br /><br />This may not be the problem, but give it a try. It won't cost you anything.<br /><br />Find the large negative battery cable and trace it into the engine. It attaches to the engine block.<br /><br />Remove the attaching bolt and clean everything up. Reattach and give it a try.<br /><br />The crossflow v-4's were known for this connection getting corroded.

 

[72 mako 19]

Re: electrical...on 92 johnson 88

djohns, lights and tilt up/down are working fine, so the big negative connection on engine block is not it, besides i cleaned it last week. please try again....

 

[DJ]

Re: electrical...on 92 johnson 88

72 mako 19,<br /><br />The lights ( I'm assuming running lights and guage backlights) are on a seperate circuit-they don't go through the engine.<br /><br />You say, the motor won't start? Does that mean it won't turn over at all?<br /><br />If so, I believe you may have an ignition switch problem. The switch "energizes" the guages and of course it starts the engine.<br /><br />Can you hear the primer solonoid click when you push the key in?<br /><br />Did you disconnect and reconnect the big red connector under the cowl also? If not, DON'T do it unless the battery is disconnected. As a matter of fact-DON'T disconnect anything unless the batt. is disconnected..

 

[72 mako 19]

Re: electrical...on 92 johnson 88

djohns, engine will not turn over at all, and solenoid does not click. replaced the ignition switch and the horn and still the same problem.<br /><br />when i say lights, i mean the gauge back lights and the boat lights.