merc problem

[jimer1]

my motor will atomaticaly raise[ when boat isnt running], im thinking its electric, but not sure, its a 94- 60 hp merc, its in the water all the time and when i left it the other day the motor raised up, and the motor that raises it keep running till the battery died. any help or ideas why,would be great. thanks in advance

jimer1

 

[Laddies]

Re: merc problem

Unplug the switch on the engine cowl and see if that stops it they live in a wet place and are prone to short out

 

[fishkisser99]

Re: merc problem

Does this motor have tilt/trim solenoids?

 

[jimer1]

Re: merc problem

Unplug the switch on the engine cowl and see if that stops it they live in a wet place and are prone to short out

thank you i will try that. a

ny idea as to how much $$ it would cost to fix?

 

[jimer1]

Re: merc problem

Does this motor have tilt/trim solenoids?

im not sure where would they be ? ill look. thanks

 

[snappernz]

Re: merc problem

jimer ,the solinoids are the 2 small square boxes below the spark plugs

 

[fishkisser99]

Re: merc problem

Was this resolved?

I had a solenoid go out on me last year--the starter wouldn't stop running. My motor has three identical solenoids: starter, tilt/trim up, and tilt/trim down. Diagnosed it by swapping the solenoids around. Now I carry a couple of extra spares.

Might be that your solenoid needs replacing, if it's not a short in the tilt/trim switch...of course, we don't know if you have a battery switch...