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I am suspecting that also. But will try this out tonight. If the relays reverse polarity. Then trimming up will reverse the green to a positive ,and if the motor trimming up to a high enough position crushes the wire and insulation against metal it will cause a direct short. Just like the...
I had the same problem last year. I went after the fuel system. I thought I found the problem. He tank has a check valve in it. The ball seamed to flutter. I removed the check ball fitting. It did it one more time on a test run at full throttle. And then the problem stopped all on its own...
On my trim motor I have 3 wires coming out going up in the motor. Black green and white. The green actually plugs into a black wire.
I didn't trace the other 2 wires. Just the crushed and unplugged one. The motor still trimmed up and down with the green unplugged. But the relays sounded...
I believe I just found my problem. No sure why it would cause loss of engine power only on the top end ,and when the trim up is being pushed. The trim motor has 3 wires. Black white green. The green wire was unplugged. And one side of the plug ,the wire has been smashed
I noticed my engine runs good until I go full throttle. I put the throttle down and start to trim it up. When I hit trim up. I hear a loud solenoid sound. Louder than usual. The volts meter on the dash drops. The motor begins to chug. If I back off the trim noise is normal. The motor runs...
I have a 2000 Johnson 115. Reading the comments. At full throttle ,when I trim my motor up. My volt meter on the console drops. I here a loud click back by the engine. And the motor loses power. Starts to chug until I let off the trim button. My first assumption is a bad ground or bad...
