Mercury 40 hp serial number 0g048890 assuming year is 1990<br /><br />I could not raise the motor. Assumed the oil level was low since I could hear the hydraulic pump run for both up and down position. I opened the drain plug and very little oil came out. forced some oil into the drain hole. I was able to run the pump in both up and down positions. I could run it up and then was able to lift motor up a little bit at a time. I did this in short (less than fifteen second) intervals. I was able to raise the motor up about half way like this. then the pump quit working. I waited a while and tried the pump again it worked for about two seconds then quit again. Also, I was able to kick on the starter before all this but, now I can't.<br /><br />Now I can't get the starter to engage at all when I try the switch for the tilt lift I can hear a litlle noise conig out of the electrical box, up and down (not the hydraulic motor).<br /><br />Is there a breaker involved in the hydraulic circuit that could cause loss of power to the hydraulic pump and the starter?
