'05 90hp 4-Stroke

[CaptainsLS]

Hi all. I?m having trouble with my boat. The motor is a 2005 Johnson 90hp 4-stroke. I put in a new battery (as I do every year) and the motor wont start. I?m getting a ?clicking? sound from the 2 relays located in the fuse panel of the motor. I tried to swap the 2 relays (they are the same) and it seems one is for starting the motor. I get no clicking with one removed. All other functions work fine, lights, bilge pump, and live-well pumps. Any ideas on what I could do to identify the problem?

Boat is a 2003 SeaPro SV1700CC

 

[CaptainsLS]

Re: '05 90hp 4-Stroke

Bump....

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: '05 90hp 4-Stroke

90% of starter problems are bad connections. remove and clean both ends of the battery cables, so that they are shiney, also the cable from the solenoid to starter. check for nicks in the cables. and make sure the connectors are on the wire good. the cable tend to corrode from the inside out, if nicked, corroded wires, and connections, heat up and cause resistance to the follow of electricity, thus the starter doesn't get enough. you can also take jumper cable pos battery post to large post on starter. with a good connection, the engine should spin. then if the starter is good clean everything and retest. then trouble shoot solenoid. starters can be rebuit at a starter/alternator shop, much cheaper than a new one.

also have the battery load tested at the auto parts store, free, i've had new batteries go bad