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Mercury trim question

Posted By: bronco71

Mercury trim question - 06/12/17 07:02 PM

Running across lake today and power trim stopped working using up, down and trailer buttons BUT the switches at the front and rear of the boat still work. I believe this means the pump, motor and solenoids are good and there is a wiring issue between the controls and the power trim unit? 1980 Mercury Black Max 150, power trim is inside boat and there is a single cylinder on the big motor....

Am I missing anything? Do I need to take control lever apart to check for broken wires?
Thanks for any help with this.
Posted By: bronco71

Re: Mercury trim question - 06/12/17 09:02 PM

UPDATE: just went out to work on it and it works fine now bang

Must be a loose connection somewhere, lake was rough and I went a long way with it not working so I thought a bad connection might have worked itself out then. But it did not work when I trailer-ed the boat. The ride home was much smoother but it is working now, prolly will quit working when I put it in the lake next time realmad
Posted By: gary purdy

Re: Mercury trim question - 06/13/17 10:27 AM

Those trim and trailer wires plug together in the control handle.
Posted By: bronco71

Re: Mercury trim question - 06/13/17 01:54 PM

Originally Posted By: gary purdy
Those trim and trailer wires plug together in the control handle.


cool, thanks! I will check there first.
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