Posted by Pete Huntley on 00, 2003 at 11:30:17:
In Reply to: YAMAHA ENGINE posted by KEYS DIVING on 00, 2003 at 08:15:45:
: I OWN A YAMAHA 50 HP 4- STROKE. WENT DIVING THE OTHER DAY AND AFTER VISITING A COUPLE OF REEFS, THE MOTOR WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I GOT NO RESPONSE AT ALL WHEN TURNING THE KEY....THEN I SAW THE POWER TILT WOULDN'T WORK, SO I FIGURED THE BATTERY DIED. AFTER BEING TOWED IN AND TRAILERING MY RIB HOME....I FOUND THAT THE TRIM ALL OF A SUDDEN WORKED FINE...TRIED TO CRANK IT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP....WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? PLEASE EMAIL ME
That sounds like either a dodgy solenoid or corroded battery terminals / isolator terminals