trim motor woes

[the_machine]

I just bought a '79 rienell 170 with volvo penta 120b/270d outdrive and it seems the trim motor refuses to bring the outdrive down, it works fine to pull it up, but nothing happens when the "down" lever is pushed.<br />I manually pushed the motor down into place (against hydraulic pressure) and was able to run the boat this way for our first day, has anyone ever experienced this?<br />is this common when trim motor controls fail to perform the "up" but not "down" operation?

 

[wvit100]

Re: trim motor woes

Does the motor work when you hit the trim button? Do you hear it spinning? Maybe the switch is bad and the motor is fine.

 

[the_machine]

Re: trim motor woes

as it happens, I switched the wire to the power lift (it seems this boat doesnt have "power trim" , sorry, new to boating), and now the same switch lowers but doesnt raise the outdrive, I suspect the culprit may be the three way "return to nuetral) switch itself, I will replace it and report back, thanks for the response

 

[studlymandingo]

Re: trim motor woes

Sounds like you're on to it!!!