Boat is stored on lift with engine raised (tilted up). Put into water, lowered down ok. When I got back to the lift, it will not raise (button on throttle makes it move just an inch). Ideas?
Low on fluid
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does the switch on the engine work? If so, you have a bad switch on the binnacle
What year? 2 or 4 stroke?
neither switch works and it is a 4 stroke. I think the year is 2008
It’s probably a relay. I had one go out on my optimax.
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Can you hear the motor running while the switch is pressed or does it run for that inch and then stop? Will It lower the motor that inch also? If it will raise and lower an inch and the motor on the pump keeps running you either need hydro fluid or you have something blocking the swivel or hinge point on the motor. Is the motor trimmed all the way down and the hydro cylinders fully retracted?
I can hear the motor running when the switch is pressed. Even though the engine stops, the motor still runs but not with any change in sound that indicates a load. It does change sound when I lower it all the way to indicate a load on the motor. Not so when it stops on the way up after that inch. I’ll try and look for any blockage today when I can float if off the lift. This boat has been stored over the winter on my lift with the engine raised and without using the stop. It seems to me that if it was low fluid, it would have bled into the down position. Not so, stayed fully in the up position for 4 months. As a kid, I worked on the family farm driving tractors and such. If there was an implement that used hydraulics to raise and lower, it would eventually bleed down when left over time. Maybe not the same situation with boat engines. Anyway, I appreciate the advice and I thank you for taking the time to reply.
I’ve been told that when you plan on trailoring or storing a motor for a while you need to run it up and latch it into the up position. Then run the cylinders all the way down or fully retracted. This will keep them clear of rust and take the pressure off the seals! Good luck with the problem! Kind of sounds like low fluid! If it was a seal I don’t think they would go on both cylinders at the same time. I’ve learned at my sometimes great expense to start trouble shooting at the least expensive part first!