Sp I rebuild my Mariner 60 twin last summer (6 months ago). At the time, it starts and runs perfectly, I onlu ran it about 30 seconds as I had no lower unit on the leg, so no cooling.
Six months on everything all together and it just wouldn't start. I cranked it for several days on and off, best it would do was semi motor whilst cranking. Then the starter motor died, it is old I guess and I've been working it hard.
So I fit a brand new starter motor, get about 15 seconds of cranking out of it and the starter ends up cranking the engine slower and slower. Now the solenoid will click quite firmly with the key but not engage the starter.
The battery is six months old and charged to 13.1v when attempting to start, I made brand new starter cables with soldered ends, a more than adequate size.
I think I killed the starter, I suspect the battery was not properly charged or is defective and low voltage when cranking killed it.
Any idea what burns out in a starter when it is cranked with low voltage, and is it worth sending it out for repairs? Even if I pay what I paid for it in repairs, I'm still ahead of the cost for a new Mariner starter, so no loss I guess.
I should put a load tester on the battery too I guess?
Any other suggestions? I've been battling this thing to get it started for six weeks on and off now, I'm about ready to take it to teh lake and unbolt it, very frustrating when it ran perfectly six months ago.
Regards, Andrew.
Six months on everything all together and it just wouldn't start. I cranked it for several days on and off, best it would do was semi motor whilst cranking. Then the starter motor died, it is old I guess and I've been working it hard.
So I fit a brand new starter motor, get about 15 seconds of cranking out of it and the starter ends up cranking the engine slower and slower. Now the solenoid will click quite firmly with the key but not engage the starter.
The battery is six months old and charged to 13.1v when attempting to start, I made brand new starter cables with soldered ends, a more than adequate size.
I think I killed the starter, I suspect the battery was not properly charged or is defective and low voltage when cranking killed it.
Any idea what burns out in a starter when it is cranked with low voltage, and is it worth sending it out for repairs? Even if I pay what I paid for it in repairs, I'm still ahead of the cost for a new Mariner starter, so no loss I guess.
I should put a load tester on the battery too I guess?
Any other suggestions? I've been battling this thing to get it started for six weeks on and off now, I'm about ready to take it to teh lake and unbolt it, very frustrating when it ran perfectly six months ago.
Regards, Andrew.
