So I just picked this kicker up, its a 08 9.9 tiller model with electric start. I tested the motor when I bought it and it fired right up and ran fine. According to the guy who just bought the boat it was on, the original owner only put like 200 hrs on it, still looks like new. Anyway, after I put it on my boat I removed the tiller and installed a control conversion kit so I could use my controls that I already have up front. The only electrical that was on the tiller was the stop switch that I relocated to the motor. So I hooked up the controls and reconnected all the electrical that was disconnected. I turned the batt switch on and pressed the start button and it started cranking but didn't start. I wasn't surprised because it had been sitting for 3-4 days with no fuel line connected and I didn't pump the primer when I tried starting it. I pressed the started a few more times, same deal, pumped the primer bulb, went and hit the starter and nothing happened, didn't turn over, just heard a click. Tried again, just one click, nothing, tried again, same thing. After a few more try's there is no click now even, nothing. So got the multi meter on it, this is what I found, 12v to the starter solenoid battery side, 12v through the 10a fuse, 12v coming out of the neutral switch with the starter button depressed, so that cant be the issue, but zero voltage on the other side of the solenoid, even with the starter button depressed. Tried jumping across the solenoid with a screwdriver, nothing, tried a jumper wire with the multi meter on it from the 12v batt side of the solenoid direct to the starter and the voltage goes from 12v to 0 and nothing happens. As soon as I take the wire off the starter it goes back to 12v on the jumper wire. Nothing electrical wise has changed since the conversion as the only thing I connected from the controls was the shift and throttle cables, kept the electrical on the motor the same. Also tried playing around with the kill switch while the starter button was depressed, pulled it out more, pulled the clip off, pushed the button etc and nothing.
I have no clue what else to check or do, any help would be much appreciated before I have to take it in and spend money on a brand new to me kicker, Thanks.
I have no clue what else to check or do, any help would be much appreciated before I have to take it in and spend money on a brand new to me kicker, Thanks.