On my '96 Evinrude 200 Vindicator:
The relays for the TNT check fine using a multi-tester. I can't find any bad wiring.
The TNT works well in both directions with one very annoying exception: There is often a short two second delay while it seems to creak and sputter, and I have no explanation other than possible dirty or bad internal motor brushes.
It looks like a pain to remove that TNT unit and my "shop" says it's often more trouble to try and fix a TNT unit than just to replace.
Two questions:
a) can I just keep operating as I have in the past, and just assume that if the TNT dies at the lake I can loosen the relief valve to lower the motor to the transom saver and trailer the boat back home? That's my main concern. Getting stuck somewhere. If the worst that can happen is that two burly guys need to help me manually raise and lower the motor after loosening the relief valve, I think I'm OK. But if I get stuck at the lake and the relief valve is frozen (and all that), I'd think about other solutions. It is a big, heavy motor back there.
b) About the TNT. How much hassle is it really to remove those heavy cross-pins, get to the wires, remove the motor and check the brushes? Should I tackle it? I hear stories of folks here spending weeks just hammering the pins out, then looking for parts and solutions. Incidentally, my motor appears to be bolted to the TNT at four corners, and three are accessible. The fourth looks like it's down under the wiring harness and other obstructions.
Thanks for the patience. I know I ask lots of questions.
The relays for the TNT check fine using a multi-tester. I can't find any bad wiring.
The TNT works well in both directions with one very annoying exception: There is often a short two second delay while it seems to creak and sputter, and I have no explanation other than possible dirty or bad internal motor brushes.
It looks like a pain to remove that TNT unit and my "shop" says it's often more trouble to try and fix a TNT unit than just to replace.
Two questions:
a) can I just keep operating as I have in the past, and just assume that if the TNT dies at the lake I can loosen the relief valve to lower the motor to the transom saver and trailer the boat back home? That's my main concern. Getting stuck somewhere. If the worst that can happen is that two burly guys need to help me manually raise and lower the motor after loosening the relief valve, I think I'm OK. But if I get stuck at the lake and the relief valve is frozen (and all that), I'd think about other solutions. It is a big, heavy motor back there.
b) About the TNT. How much hassle is it really to remove those heavy cross-pins, get to the wires, remove the motor and check the brushes? Should I tackle it? I hear stories of folks here spending weeks just hammering the pins out, then looking for parts and solutions. Incidentally, my motor appears to be bolted to the TNT at four corners, and three are accessible. The fourth looks like it's down under the wiring harness and other obstructions.
Thanks for the patience. I know I ask lots of questions.