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Looking at a 2013 Tracker Pro 165 w/40hp Mercury. The boat has been used in combination fresh and salt water. Original owner says he flushes the motor, and washes the boat after each use. Boat looks to be in great shape from the pictures and i plan on driving over an hour to have a look...

I'm at a loss currently and thought I worked all the gremlins out but I guess I was wrong. Backstory - motor is a 98 force Mercury 2 stroke. Replaced the plugs, ignition packs, starter solenoid, starter, starter cables and new battery. This seemed to have fixed all my starting issues going...

Thanks. Hopefully the power is restored on the water now that I got spark in both cyclinders.

So had a lot of trouble with this motor last year missing spark in the top cyclinder, tilt/trim issues, and the starter died. I have since replaced the starter cables, starter, new trim relays, new spark plugs, and new cdm modules. So far on a warm day, it starts almost immediately without...

Thanks - hopefully i didn't blow any $$$.

I prematurely pulled the trigger on 2x CDMs. My current part number is 827509A10, part numbers i ordered are 827509A4. Will the new CDMs not work with my current motor? I looked at outboardignition.com and they sell a CDM that replaces all of the following part numbers: Replaces: 827509A1...

So I have a 98' Force 40hp 2-stroke that unfortunately didn't get winterized because of a bad starter. I plan on siphoning all the old gas out and putting in some fresh gas before the season starts. Is there any additive that is recommended to help things run smoothly I can throw in?

Hmmm, I'll give this a try. What should it read?

Anyway to test that?

Had some time to replace the cables today also found out I had a bad tilt up relay. Decided to remove spark plugs and crank the motor, strong crank was the result Then decided to put the plugs back in and attempt to start the motor - same behavior. Very weak crank. So motor will crank...

Thanks I ordered a new set of starter cables and it's coming with a solenoid as well. I saw some voltage drop when testing so hopefully that solves this issue.

this makes much more sense, thanks for the info. probably won't be able to work much this week, but i'll post my findings.

So I tried bypassing the solenoid to test the starter. Assuming I did this correctly. I wired a positive lead off the battery and tapped the red/yellow connection on the solenoid to attempt a start. I'm still experiencing the same behavior for a very weak crank. Did I do this test correctly. Did...

Thanks it managed to go back down, and I applied some marine grease to the shaft now. It does turn freely and go up and down only when engaged I did notice that the negative side of the battery is getting really hot when cranking and starts to smoke, is that because I'm not allowing it to...

Have it hooked up to a new charged battery. Cleaned the connections on the starter cables on the battery side but it just won't crank. I did notice that the gear that turns the flywheel is stuck in the upright position, is that normal?

I haven't had a chance to, but I was gonna try jumper cables and connect the starter motor to the battery on my truck to see if it spins.

Should this cable be replaced?

Thanks. is there a way to bypass the starter cables to rule those out?

Thanks but wouldn't the motor need to crank before the plugs become an issue? How can I test for spark when the motor won't turn over? The gear on top of the starter only pulsates and does not turn the flywheel.

Motor lost all power while out on the water one day, so thats when I tested the plugs, old school method to basically touch the plug to a good ground while cranking the motor, thats how i found out the top cyclinder had no spark. that was a few weeks ago. after testing, the motor will not crank...