Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120 from BC Howk on 2009-08-11 (OMC-Boats Mailing List Archive)

From: BC Howk <bchowk@...>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:53:40 -0500 (CDT)

Nexi,

Couple of questions....

Are there 4 solenoids or 2 (if you have 4 then you have selectrim for trim AND a separate Tilt circuit for raising the outdrive "leg")

The red wires I would hope are the hot leads from the starter? check the red wire (big lead I assume) with a test light or meter I would expect it to be hot (12VDC)

Your tilt motor should have a blue wire (up) and a green wire (down) and should be about the size of a soda can on the port side of the engine bay bolted to the transom (right where the outdrive passes through the hull) You can test this with a meter or a test light ...on the solenoid...assuming the red wire is "hot" the green or blue wire should be "not hot" until you engage the tilt switch.

This comes up a bunch with this group and Lee actualy put together a pretty groovy troubleshooting guide on the subject, I haven't checked but I assume it is posted on the site , anyone know where there is a copy? There are also some wiring diagrams up there that you might find handy as well.

Good Luck,
B.C.

On Aug 10, 2009, Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...> wrote:

Found them when my second set of hands got here. Had them hit the switch so I could track the solenoids down. They are at the top rear mounted to the engine block. I'm thinking that I can check the motor itself by running power straight to it. Only problem is figuring out what wires are what. I see 2 red wires going to something cylinder in shape on the bottom of the engine compartment just next to the drive. Then I see a green and a yellow wire going out through the drive section and don't know where they end.

From: Andy Perakes <aperakes@...>
To: Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's <omc-boats@...>
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 10:57:08 PM
Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120

I'm not sure about the 120, but on my 155, the solenoids are on the top rear of the engine compartment. I can't remember if they mount to the stern drive housing or the engine block, but there's not a lot of real estate and they should be easy to find either way if they're in the same place. There are 2 solenoids, one to the left and one to the right, (up and down I think, but again can't remember for sure as that repair was a good 20 years ago).
----- Original Message -----
From: Nexi
To: omc-boats@....com
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 9:05 PM
Subject: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120

I went ahead and bought a battery, Marine - Starting, and started testing things out on the dash. Blower checks out ok but the tilt isn't working. I can hear a clicking in the rear when I flip the switch, but the engine isn't tilting. From researching a bit it seems the tilt is controlled by a solenoid. How do I track down the problem? Is it possible that the solenoid is bad even though it is clicking? Bad contacts perhaps?
Right now I'm waiting for a second set of hands so I can figure out where the solenoid is located.

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