Re: [OMC-Boats] OMC-Boats Digest, Vol 28, Issue 11

theres a gear box out side the boat might need rebuilting make sure gear
motor is working inside good luck KJ.

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> 3. Re: Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120 (BC Howk)
> 4. Re: Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120 (Nexi)
> 5. Re: Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120 (Nexi)
> 6. Re: Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120 (Nexi)
> 7. Re: Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120 (BLDFW)
> 8. Re: Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120 (Lee Shuster)
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> From: BC Howk <bchowk@...>
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> From: Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...>
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
> To: bchowk@..., "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and
> 70's" <omc-boats@...>
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> B.C.,
> ?
> Thanks! Will check those both tomorrow and post the results. I figured the
> pics would help since things didn't look right in there.
> ?
> - Nexi
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: BC Howk <bchowk@...>
> To: omc-boats@...
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:59:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
>
>
> OK the pics help a ton!!! yep the previous owner spliced in some red wire
> to your tilt motor.....you can see the splice where it goes from blue with a
> stripe to red wire , the other is green with a yellow splice to red
> wire....the green should get 12 VDC when you press the tilt button down, the
> blue should get 12 VDC when you press the switch up...
>
> The good news for you is that it all looks pretty easy to get to unlike
> those of us with the 155's.? check those connections and voltage on the blue
> or green on the solenoids if that's all there.... you have a new battery, so
> I would suspect the tilt motor itself.
>
> Good luck
>
> B.C.
>
>
> On Aug 10, 2009, Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...> wrote:
> Both reds are going straight to the solenoid. They're not stock red wires.
> After further review I can see that a previous owner put them in. Pics
> attached.
> >
> >http://img200.imageshack.us/i/mot00003.jpg/
> >http://img194.imageshack.us/i/mot00001.jpg/
> >http://img513.imageshack.us/i/mot00002.jpg/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> ________________________________
> From: jd <jdood@...>
> >To: Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's <
> omc-boats@...>
> >Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:59:28 AM
> >Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
> >
> >the big cylinder is the starter.? One red is definitely power to the tilt
> motor (via the starter post)? The other red wire is probably coming from the
> battery.? On my '64 Buick 155,? there's a blue and white for up and green
> and white for down.? (confirm up vs down - i'm going from memory here).? ?
> Not sure what the green and yellow wires are.? ? Plain green sounds like one
> of the shift wires.? Yellow doesn't sound familiar - maybe added later by
> someone...
> >
> >Lee has some wiring diagrams posted - wiring diagrams look intimidating at
> first,? but can become your friend after studying them for 2 weeks straight:
> >
> >http://hhscott.com/evinrude/wiring.htm
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Aug 10, 2009, at 8:29 PM, Nexi 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@...
> >> 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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> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:02:18 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...>
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
> To: bchowk@..., "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and
> 70's" <omc-boats@...>
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> 2 solenoids as seen here - http://img513.imageshack.us/i/mot00002.jpg/
>
> After reading all the posts it seems the red wires were added in by someone
> as a 'junction' from the motor to the green/white + blue/white. Apparently
> they cut something out of the setup.
>
> The 'soda can' is what I was referring to earlier. I'll try the test light.
>
> Hopefully I can find the troubleshooting guide. The previous owner told me
> it was just a solenoid problem but I don't want to go replacing solenoids to
> find out the problem lies deeper.
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: BC Howk <bchowk@...>
> To: omc-boats@...
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:53:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
>
> 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@...
> >>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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> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:40:19 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...>
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
> To: bchowk@..., "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and
> 70's" <omc-boats@...>
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> Just checked both.
>
> Blue w/ white stripe - 12VDC when I press tilt up AND down
> Green w/ white stripe - 12VDC when I press tilt up AND down
>
> Both of those wires go to a big bolt on the side of the solenoid. I tested
> the big bolts on the opposite side of each solenoid and those both have
> constant 12VDC.
>
> I did follow?the 'soda can' and looked on the outside of the transom and
> see a piece with a gear that seems to do the tilting. I'm going to open that
> up tomorrow and see if perhaps it's gunked up. Will take a pic after I open
> it and post.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: BC Howk <bchowk@...>
> To: omc-boats@...
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:59:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
>
>
> OK the pics help a ton!!! yep the previous owner spliced in some red wire
> to your tilt motor.....you can see the splice where it goes from blue with a
> stripe to red wire , the other is green with a yellow splice to red
> wire....the green should get 12 VDC when you press the tilt button down, the
> blue should get 12 VDC when you press the switch up...
>
> The good news for you is that it all looks pretty easy to get to unlike
> those of us with the 155's.? check those connections and voltage on the blue
> or green on the solenoids if that's all there.... you have a new battery, so
> I would suspect the tilt motor itself.
>
> Good luck
>
> B.C.
>
>
> On Aug 10, 2009, Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...> wrote:
> Both reds are going straight to the solenoid. They're not stock red wires.
> After further review I can see that a previous owner put them in. Pics
> attached.
> >
> >http://img200.imageshack.us/i/mot00003.jpg/
> >http://img194.imageshack.us/i/mot00001.jpg/
> >http://img513.imageshack.us/i/mot00002.jpg/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> ________________________________
> From: jd <jdood@...>
> >To: Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's <
> omc-boats@...>
> >Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:59:28 AM
> >Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
> >
> >the big cylinder is the starter.? One red is definitely power to the tilt
> motor (via the starter post)? The other red wire is probably coming from the
> battery.? On my '64 Buick 155,? there's a blue and white for up and green
> and white for down.? (confirm up vs down - i'm going from memory here).? ?
> Not sure what the green and yellow wires are.? ? Plain green sounds like one
> of the shift wires.? Yellow doesn't sound familiar - maybe added later by
> someone...
> >
> >Lee has some wiring diagrams posted - wiring diagrams look intimidating at
> first,? but can become your friend after studying them for 2 weeks straight:
> >
> >http://hhscott.com/evinrude/wiring.htm
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Aug 10, 2009, at 8:29 PM, Nexi 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@...
> >> 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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> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:19:00 -0700 (PDT)
> From: BLDFW <bldfw@...>
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
> To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
> <omc-boats@...>
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> OK....I have a question on this pic:?
> http://img513.imageshack.us/i/mot00002.jpg/
>
> Why is one of the two water ports blocked off in favor of a single hose???
> Seems an odd setup and not consistent with the original intent;? one port
> directing water to each exhaust manifold.?
>
> Maybe I missed it somewhere.....Is that feeding a 4cyl with only one
> exhaust manifold?
>
> -Bill
> Dallas, TX
> 1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 Buick V6 - OMC Sterndrive
> http://www.photobucket.com/evinrude_explorer
>
>
>
>
> --- On Tue, 8/11/09, Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...> wrote:
>
> From: Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...>
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
> To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's" <
> omc-boats@...>
> Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 12:47 AM
>
>
> Both reds are going straight to the solenoid. They're not stock red wires.
> After further review I can see that a previous owner put them in. Pics
> attached.
> ?
> http://img200.imageshack.us/i/mot00003.jpg/
> http://img194.imageshack.us/i/mot00001.jpg/
> http://img513.imageshack.us/i/mot00002.jpg/
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: jd <jdood@...>
> To: Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's <
> omc-boats@...>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:59:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
>
> the big cylinder is the starter.? One red is definitely power to the tilt
> motor (via the starter post)? The other red wire is probably coming from the
> battery.? On my '64 Buick 155,? there's a blue and white for up and green
> and white for down.? (confirm up vs down - i'm going from memory here).? ?
> Not sure what the green and yellow wires are.? ? Plain green sounds like one
> of the shift wires.? Yellow doesn't sound familiar - maybe added later by
> someone...
>
> Lee has
> some wiring diagrams posted - wiring diagrams look intimidating at first,?
> but can become your friend after studying them for 2 weeks straight:
>
> http://hhscott.com/evinrude/wiring.htm
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Aug 10, 2009, at 8:29 PM, Nexi 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@...
> > 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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> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:51:21 -0600
> From: Lee Shuster <Lee.Shuster@...>
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
> To: "'Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's'"
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> Bill,
>
> The 120 and 165 OMC Stringers are based on the inline Chevy blocks. The 153
> cu in inline four and the 250 cu in inline six.
>
> Inline engines use a single-bank combined intake/exhaust manifold, where
> the V engines have separate exhaust and intake manifolds.
>
> lee
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> ________________________________
> From: omc-boats-bounces@... [mailto:
> omc-boats-bounces@...] On Behalf Of BLDFW
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 6:19 AM
> To: Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
>
> OK....I have a question on this pic:
> http://img513.imageshack.us/i/mot00002.jpg/
>
> Why is one of the two water ports blocked off in favor of a single hose??
> Seems an odd setup and not consistent with the original intent; one port
> directing water to each exhaust manifold.
>
> Maybe I missed it somewhere.....Is that feeding a 4cyl with only one
> exhaust manifold?
>
> -Bill
> Dallas, TX
> 1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 Buick V6 - OMC Sterndrive
> http://www.photobucket.com/evinrude_explorer
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>
> --- On Tue, 8/11/09, Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...> wrote:
>
> From: Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...>
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
> To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's" <
> omc-boats@...>
> Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 12:47 AM
>
>
> Both reds are going straight to the solenoid. They're not stock red wires.
> After further review I can see that a previous owner put them in. Pics
> attached.
>
>
>
> http://img200.imageshack.us/i/mot00003.jpg/
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> http://img194.imageshack.us/i/mot00001.jpg/
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> http://img513.imageshack.us/i/mot00002.jpg/
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>
> ________________________________
> From: jd <jdood@...>
> To: Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's <
> omc-boats@...>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:59:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tilt not working on 1967 Sportsman 120
>
> the big cylinder is the starter. One red is definitely power to the tilt
> motor (via the starter post) The other red wire is probably coming from the
> battery. On my '64 Buick 155, there's a blue and white for up and green
> and white for down. (confirm up vs down - i'm going from memory here).
> Not sure what the green and yellow wires are. Plain green sounds like
> one of the shift wires. Yellow doesn't sound familiar - maybe added later
> by someone...
>
> Lee has some wiring diagrams posted - wiring diagrams look intimidating at
> first, but can become your friend after studying them for 2 weeks straight:
>
> http://hhscott.com/evinrude/wiring.htm
>
>
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>
> On Aug 10, 2009, at 8:29 PM, Nexi 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@...</mc/compose?to=
> aperakes@...>>
> > To: Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's <
> omc-boats@...</mc/compose?to=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@...</mc/compose?to=
> omc-boats@...>
> > 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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