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Chris Elliott

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When using a full powered battery it starts and runs fine. Then it runs battery down and won't start. Starter just clicks. Same battery starts another boat though.
Also before this started the warning buzzer was making and intermittent buzzing. Not constant like it was over heating but a beep-beep-beep-beep type buzzing. Someone has mentioned the stator and also has mentioned a bad battery cable ....thoughts or call me 864-382-6012....really need help before July 4th weekend. HELP. Chris
 
Have you tried checking for voltage while engine is running and battery leads are disconnected from battery? Also make sure that your battery cables are really clean have no oxidation on them.
 
It may be a cheap fix or expensive.

If it is possible that you touched your battery cables to the wrong post when you connected the battery (even for an instance), you may have just blown a fuse. Check the 90 amp fuse. #6 http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Honda/Outboard Engine/2004/BF130A4 LA/STARTER CABLE/parts.html

If it is blown, your alternator will not charge the battery. This blows to protect your regulator. You should have a spare inside the cover of the fuse case.

If that is ok, then check to be sure that the alternator belt is tight.....banjo tight.

Also, remove the green connector going to your alternator and check for any corrosion. WD40 does a good job removing most corrosion. Then reseat the connector several times.

It sounds like you may only have two warning lights (you should have 4) The two additional is a Check engine and Battery Charge light. If you do not have 4 lights, you can not even check the codes. It is pretty obvious, though, that you have a charging issue.

If none of that works, will will have to have someone check the output of you alternator.

My fingers are crossed that it is just the fuse.

Mike
 
The sort of weird part is that you say the battery will start (crank?) another "boat". Will that same battery "crank" the engine of another 90 hp or larger outboard? Is that other outboard a 2 stroke as opposed to a 4 stroke?

If the battery can be used to "crank" and start a VERY SIMILAR engine, then I would say your problem is not with the charging system but, instead, you have something going on with the START or CRANKING system of the outboard.

A simple way to tell would be to duplicate the problem, wait 3 minutes and then check your battery's "recovery" voltage with a DMM. If the volts are still at 12 or above...(fully charged battery should read 12.5 or 12.6 volts)...the battery should still be capable of cranking YOUR engine and that would indicate that you have a starting system problem. If that's the case, start by taking the cables off of your battery and cleaning the battery posts and cable clamps. Then, trace BOTH cables to where they connect to the engine. With both cables disconnected from the battery, take each off from where it connects to the engine and clean the ends AND the surface that the end contacts until both are SHINY, clean metal. Reconnect and test.

If that doesn't do the trick, then some more in depth testing will be required to find the problem.
 
''Someone has mentioned the stator and also has mentioned a bad battery cable''.....the motor has to turn a minimuum of 300 rpm and then the stator output will fire the engine...if the engine is not turning 300 or above then the stator has not even come into play...you are hearing clicks ..that is the starter solenoid picking or trying to pick...so suspect a voltage drop between the positive battery post and the starter...feel your battery connections for heat while trying to start is a good quick check..and feel the first few inches of both the positive and negative posts wires.....the best way to trouble shoot the problem is with a multimeter...do you have one and know how to use it?..if you do make sure the voltage reads the same on the positive post of the battery and the post on the starter while trying to crank..keep in mind that you will only see a drop while you are cranking..you must be pulling current to see it...you may also move your negative lead fron the negative battery post to a ground on the motor head or somewhere to make sure you have a good ground..
 
start your engine with good battery and remove any of the battery cable from battery and see whether engine is still running,if engine is gone off your alternator is not producing power.if engine is running fine check charging fuse,then go for battery wire. check one by one and it will be easy to find problem.


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