Help with mercury tower of power trim.
I bought a boat with a mercury tower of power SN 7179330 (not sure of year). There's a few issues.
I can't get the trim to work. The switch on the throttle only activates the pump when pressing up. It does not move the motor. If I jump the solenoid the pump makes a sound like it's working but again no movement from the motor. The locks are off.
The starter won't crank with the key. I can hear it click but nothing happens. If I jump the starter directly the starter works. If I jump the solenoid directly below the starter, it works. My next step was to pull the ignition, there was a bit of green on some of the wires so thinking maybe a new ignition is needed?
The boat came with a brand new carb kit but the last owner broke the coupling for the throttle between carbs. Having a hard time finding a replacement in Canada.
I bought the boat, motor and trailer for 500 and I'm starting to see why lol.