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90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 24th, 2010, 9:18 pm
by Debbie Bland
I have a 04, 90hp Mercury that has a new battery and a new selonoid. But when you turn the key it just clicks????? What do I need to try next???

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 24th, 2010, 9:54 pm
by What a mess
clean cables, contacts etc.. could be bad ground.

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 24th, 2010, 10:02 pm
by sundown
I had an 04 , 90 that I had to put a new solenoid on too....I would start with looking at my battery connections..

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 24th, 2010, 10:06 pm
by Jumptrout51
Bad battery or bad battery connections.

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 24th, 2010, 10:48 pm
by Dino 08
It has a new battery and the cables are clean?????? The battery is completly charged. Any more ideas?????

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 24th, 2010, 11:58 pm
by TLB2
The starter is most likely seized up.

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 25th, 2010, 6:37 am
by fishinfool
You can try jumping directly to the starter. If the starter spins it is a faulty connection. If not it is a faulty starter.
FF

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 25th, 2010, 7:24 am
by Jumptrout51
Dino 08 wrote:It has a new battery and the cables are clean?????? The battery is completly charged. Any more ideas?????
Tighten the battery cables really good.
Use a dc meter to read the battery charge. It should be 12.9 volts or higher.
Read voltage at the starter as you crank the motor.

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 25th, 2010, 8:21 am
by wevans
Did a mechanic put the selonoid on? Even if one did, check the connections on it to make sure they are tight. Also, the wires can sometimes be left off or put on the wrong post "even profesionals mess up from time to time" :smt012

And above all "WELCOME ABOARD" :smt006 :beer:

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 25th, 2010, 8:45 am
by LJR
UNBOLT THE MERCURY TIE IT TO YOUR ANCHOR ROPE THEN GO BUY A YAMAHA THEN U WILL HAVE A GOOD ANCHOR AND A GOOD MOTOR!!!!!! :smt082 :smt082

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 25th, 2010, 9:08 am
by robbankston
LJR wrote:UNBOLT THE MERCURY TIE IT TO YOUR ANCHOR ROPE THEN GO BUY A YAMAHA THEN U WILL HAVE A GOOD ANCHOR AND A GOOD MOTOR!!!!!! :smt082 :smt082
:thumbup: :lol:

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 25th, 2010, 10:29 am
by red_yakker
LJR wrote:UNBOLT THE MERCURY TIE IT TO YOUR ANCHOR ROPE THEN GO BUY A YAMAHA THEN U WILL HAVE A GOOD ANCHOR AND A GOOD MOTOR!!!!!! :smt082 :smt082
:stupid_1 :lol: That, or start a reef with it.

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 25th, 2010, 10:29 pm
by Dino 08
Thanks, Everyone for the help. It was a bad starter. Yall are the bomb.....Thanks :)

Re: 90 hp mercury trouble???

Posted: June 26th, 2010, 7:14 am
by tallykenj
I now know how to troubleshoot mine if I have a problem...post to and read this forum.