Purging Tilt/Trim

[I'D RATHER B FISHN]

125 Mercury ELPTO

The book says to raise the motor up. Pull the fill plug and fill to the threads. Then put the plug back and put the down wire (green I think) to a 12volt connection and trim down, then put the up wire (blue I think) to the 12volt circuit and trim up. Remove fill plug and put more fluid. Perfom this rotation up to 3 times.

My question is (which the book doesn't tell me), my wires on the trim motor are already hot. Do they have to be disconnected while I purge the trim/tilt fluid and manually connect them to put the motor in the up and down position? Or is it ok to leave everything connected and use the tilt/trim buttons on the motor to put it up or down while completing the above steps?

Thanks,
Mike

 

[arsenalpsu]

Re: Purging Tilt/Trim

Just use the button, your manual is probably assuming you have it apart and not hooked up to the electrical system.

 

[I'D RATHER B FISHN]

Re: Purging Tilt/Trim

Thanks.