engine now on engine stand .. have a few ?'s..

[bsteckel]

still did not figure how to hook up a battery or battery charger to tilt this motor..tried loosening the manual release nut and lifting by hand, but no go ..pulled pretty hard, but did not move. hopefully something is not jammed up.

orig owner stated that the switch in the engine cover did not work ?? anyone know what wires and where to apply 12v to to get this motor to tilt up and down on my engine stand?

thanks in advance for the help.

[tsubaki]

On the one I had, the pump was remote mounted. I'm sure yours isn't like that, you'd have to disconnect the hoses to remove the engine.
Follow the wires from the pump to their location in cowl.
If you are comfortable with disconnecting those two, do so.
With a battery booster, clamp one wire with the alligator clip, touch the other wire to the other alligator clip. If the pump runs and the motor goes the wrong way, reverse the wires.


And be careful, even on a real good engine stand outboards are dangerous to maneuver. Think about getting one of their engine hoists also, cheaper than a hospital trip or having to find other engine parts if it gets away from you while repositioning.

Also, If you don't have one of these, get one.
http://www.mbsmfg.com/mercury-marine...ting-ring.html

[bsteckel]

thanks for the reply tsubaki ...

i did get one of those lifting rings .. and i also have a borrowed engine hoist attached to the ring even while the engine is on the stand..

i agree with you that the engine on the stand is still tippy, so i keep the hoist attached just in case.

will look for those wires and try with my charger to see if i get any movement up or down.

Brad

[macojoe]

tilt wires are Blue, Green, Red

Just hit power to green or blue to go up and down