outboard troubles... electrical

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by jamesbalog

i ran jumpers from the same battery that was on the boat to the motor last night and got the same results... maybe the battery is bad.... ill have it load tested tonight

Just put your car near the boat and run the jumpers from it to the outboard. Why spend money if you don't have to?


Oh, and make sure you ground to the motor being tested, not to your outboard engine itself. (If your motor ground is corroded and you ground to your engine then you'll get bad results). The idea is to eliminate potential problem areas, and if you have a bad ground and you use it during the test then you'll never find the problem.