98 Johnson 200 Ocean Runner won't trim up

[Striper80]

I have a 98 Johnson 200. Earlier this spring the tilt/trim was working fine. I had to pull the engine off to remove a bolt that was sheared off on the upper part of the engine on the steering arm. When I reconnected all of the wires and controls yesterday the engine will only go down. I only hear the one relay clicking to make the engine go down. I swapped the relays and I got the same result. I checked all the connections and everything is connected. I was able to raise the motor to go up by putting voltage directly to the motor. I'm just wondering if anyone has any recommendations where to start my diagnosis?

[cterrebonne]

Originally Posted by Striper80

I have a 98 Johnson 200. Earlier this spring the tilt/trim was working fine. I had to pull the engine off to remove a bolt that was sheared off on the upper part of the engine on the steering arm. When I reconnected all of the wires and controls yesterday the engine will only go down. I only hear the one relay clicking to make the engine go down. I swapped the relays and I got the same result. I checked all the connections and everything is connected. I was able to raise the motor to go up by putting voltage directly to the motor. I'm just wondering if anyone has any recommendations where to start my diagnosis?

You have 3 wires blue/green/red. The red is 12v+ and then supplying voltage to the green wire will make the engine trim down and to the blue will make the engine trim up. I would crack out a test light and just start checking for voltage while someone holds the trim button going up. It sounds like the down relay just isn't getting 12volts to it.

[Striper80]

Both the switch on the engine and the switch at the helm are both operating the same way too.

[Striper80]

Never even broke out the test light. I sprayed all the connections with contact cleaner, even though they looked fine, and it worked perfectly again.

[steplift20]

That was easy Some times you might have some corrosion on the connections and you just made them connect That was good news

[bgreene]

I believe the 98' had cylinder correction that made these even more dependable.

That and the 150 looper, good motors.