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bad starter?
2006 115 optimax sn/1B434018
My starter engages my flywheel but will not turn over. Batteries are fully charged. starter whines.
Thoughts?
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Mercury 3L/4 Stroke/Verado Moderator
Load test battery (a battery can be fully charged but BAD).
With key OFF, Lanyard OFF- can you turn the flywheel by hand, or with a socket on the flywheel nut?
If not- something has seized (engine or gearcase).
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Thanks for the response.
Yes I can turn the flywheel by hand. One of the batteries is only a couple months old.
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Mercury 3L/4 Stroke/Verado Moderator
Still load test- and make sure connections are clean, ENGINE cables first, remaining lugs largest to smallest, finish connection with a stainless LOCK NUT (do NOT use wing nuts).
Even a "new" battery may not be a "good" battery.
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Load test was fine. I do find that with the bendix pinion gear engaged with the flywheel that there it is binding/ poor indexing when I turn by hand.
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Also with the gear removed the starter shaft spins like a top.
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Mercury 3L/4 Stroke/Verado Moderator
Sounds like it's time to replace the starter assembly.
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That is where I figured this was headed from jump.
I thank you for your time with this. I assume you would recomend OEM. Can you recomend a supplier? I would like to spend my money with one of your guys.
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Mercury 3L/4 Stroke/Verado Moderator
Any of the BBC Sponsors that are Mercury Dealers- if you drop Rhonda an email, she can set you up:
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