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Turn Key to start, one click and nothing
1987 Mercruiser 200/v8 io with Thunderbolt 4
Just started a few weeks ago... go to start, just a click. again, again, again... starts right up on 4th or 5th turn. Now its like the 10th turn. But when it starts, it starts and runs beautiful. Any ideas on where to begin?
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12-07-2019, 10:08 PM
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solenoid, next time it just clicks, check to see if are getting power thru the solenoid on the engine. large yellow wire with red stripe. if you are getting power thru the solenoid, its probably the solenoid on the starter itself
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12-08-2019, 09:37 AM
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Thanks guys... I'm gonna look at one of my batteries terminals, as the other side was snipped and replaced a few months back.
I replaced the starter about 3 years ago... weird that it would go so soon.
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12-08-2019, 11:36 PM
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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12-09-2019, 09:20 PM
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check the battery cable at the starter, make sure it hasn't come loose
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12-09-2019, 09:58 PM
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smack it with a BFW
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1984 V20 "Express" & 2003 Suzuki DF140 (SOLD!) 2000 GradyWhite 265 Express YouTube/SkunkBoat https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4F...znGospVOD6EJuw Transom Rebuild https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEz94NbKCh0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe_ZmPOUCNc
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12-11-2019, 04:06 PM
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Check the ground on the battery first than check all the connections.
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12-12-2019, 12:44 AM
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Have you just checked the battery voltage to be sure something didn’t drain it down. Not insulting your intelligence - I once did a fair amount of diagnosis on my truck before figuring out that it had run out of gas
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 Scott, Portland, OR '85 V-20 I/O, Merc 170
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