Mercury i/o turns no start?

Discussion in 'Surface Drives' started by fltowguy, Jan 17, 2007.

  1. fltowguy
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    fltowguy New Member

    I have a 1994 maxum w/ a mercury i/o. It will turn over about 4 revolutions and then pause a second and turn over one more. I got it to start once and it ran really good but cant get it to start again. There seems to be a short somewhere on the boat also. When you hook up a volt meter to the battery it shows the voltage draining. Could this be trhe problem of why it wont start?


    Thanks
    Brian
     
    fltowguy, Jan 17, 2007
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  2. timgoz
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    timgoz Senior Member

    Sounds like it could be a battery issue. A short would definetly draw off juice. They can be tricky to trace down at times.

    You need to make a friend with someone familiar with boat electrical systems. Maybe prime him/her with a case of good beer & some BBQ.

    Take care & good fortune.

    TGoz
     
    timgoz, Jan 17, 2007
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