Hi, Everyone!
This is my first post here and unfortunately, it is a long one - and not a positive one.
I just bought an '89 21' Raven with a 5.7 Mercury engine after the old owner took me out for a ride on Friday.
I got it home an hour later and went to flush the nasty Potomac-water out of the cooling system and she would not start.
When I turn the key to the first position, it will light up the gauges and the sensors work, but when I turn the key to start it, nothing changes. No sounds, but the gauges stay powered. Trim and pumps work just fine.
I charged the battery and it shows that it is fully charged. I even piggy-backed a fully charged car battery to make sure that the battery was not the issue, but no change.
I put a circuit tester on the ingition (key) switch. There are 3 inputs on the back. With no key, one set of them kicked out 12 volts. With the key in the first position, no combination kicked out any volts - and same with the key turned all the way.
Circuit tester showed that power is getting to the other end of the positive battery cable.
Does it sound like the ignition is bad? If not, how would I jump the starter to see if the started will work? It's pretty tight around that starter.
Am I missing something else? (the most likely situation since I am new to boats.
I'll see if you guys have a place here to introduce myself. I am on several performance car forums, but this is my first boat forum.
Thanks in advance!
Saxman
This is my first post here and unfortunately, it is a long one - and not a positive one.
I just bought an '89 21' Raven with a 5.7 Mercury engine after the old owner took me out for a ride on Friday.
I got it home an hour later and went to flush the nasty Potomac-water out of the cooling system and she would not start.
When I turn the key to the first position, it will light up the gauges and the sensors work, but when I turn the key to start it, nothing changes. No sounds, but the gauges stay powered. Trim and pumps work just fine.
I charged the battery and it shows that it is fully charged. I even piggy-backed a fully charged car battery to make sure that the battery was not the issue, but no change.
I put a circuit tester on the ingition (key) switch. There are 3 inputs on the back. With no key, one set of them kicked out 12 volts. With the key in the first position, no combination kicked out any volts - and same with the key turned all the way.
Circuit tester showed that power is getting to the other end of the positive battery cable.
Does it sound like the ignition is bad? If not, how would I jump the starter to see if the started will work? It's pretty tight around that starter.
Am I missing something else? (the most likely situation since I am new to boats.
I'll see if you guys have a place here to introduce myself. I am on several performance car forums, but this is my first boat forum.
Thanks in advance!
Saxman
