Jim Clevenger
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Thought I would pass this story on.
I was getting ready to load my boat on the trailer after fishing when I realized the power trim was not working (It had been working a few minutes earlier). Managed to load the boat and get it out of the water with the motor all the way down.
Started trying to figure out what was wrong (I'm one of these guys that can build a computer from scratch but can't tell a water pump from an alternator). Tried bypassing those selanoids or whatever they are called that click when you press the trim button but that didn't work so I gave up on trying to fix it. Of course, I didn't have my owner's manual with me and the only way I could figure out to raise the motor so I could trailer it was to take out the bolt that holds the hydrolic piston to the motor. That worked OK although I found out later at the dealer's that there's a screw that you can loosen that disengages the hydrolics so the motor can be raised or lowered.
Anyway, the problem turned out to be the trim motor itself. They said they hardly ever go bad. Glad it was under warranty cause it seems like it would have cost about 600+ to fix it.
My dealer (Bradford Marine in Hot Springs, AR) was in the process of getting ready for back to back boat shows. The machanic took the time anyway to find out what was wrong and get the motor ordered. I should have my boat back next week. Nice people! They had a customer in there looking at at PT175 which is what I have. I think I sold the boat for them (I love mine). Small payment for the service I get from them.
Jim
I was getting ready to load my boat on the trailer after fishing when I realized the power trim was not working (It had been working a few minutes earlier). Managed to load the boat and get it out of the water with the motor all the way down.
Started trying to figure out what was wrong (I'm one of these guys that can build a computer from scratch but can't tell a water pump from an alternator). Tried bypassing those selanoids or whatever they are called that click when you press the trim button but that didn't work so I gave up on trying to fix it. Of course, I didn't have my owner's manual with me and the only way I could figure out to raise the motor so I could trailer it was to take out the bolt that holds the hydrolic piston to the motor. That worked OK although I found out later at the dealer's that there's a screw that you can loosen that disengages the hydrolics so the motor can be raised or lowered.
Anyway, the problem turned out to be the trim motor itself. They said they hardly ever go bad. Glad it was under warranty cause it seems like it would have cost about 600+ to fix it.
My dealer (Bradford Marine in Hot Springs, AR) was in the process of getting ready for back to back boat shows. The machanic took the time anyway to find out what was wrong and get the motor ordered. I should have my boat back next week. Nice people! They had a customer in there looking at at PT175 which is what I have. I think I sold the boat for them (I love mine). Small payment for the service I get from them.
Jim
