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Small fire....now what?

dawgs

Regular Contributor
Ok. A friends motor. 1987 Johnson 90 hp. With power trim/tilt There was a small fire ...after further investigation it seems all that burnt was the rectifier/regulator.

My question in why? And if I replace it, what else should I look at to make sure the motor is ok to run?
 
Yep that was me...

do you still have the same contact info? I may need your services when the weather breaks
 
Ok after looking it over....we found out that the trim/tilt wires were just recently breached si the were cut and re-attached but they were re-attached reversed. Could this have caused the fire?
 
On a Two wire motor nothing will be harmed if they are connected incorrectly. If the wires were reversed, check the trim switch at the helm and see if the up button is sensitive to activation.
 
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