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    trim stops and starts working???

    03 champ 203, my trim will stop working every now and then on all 4 switches, then decide to start working a few minutes later. any ideas? its only happened about 3 times, the last time it happened, i just revved the motor in neutral real quick and it started working again. any help is appreciated!

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    Re: trim stops and starts working??? (stumpjumper1)

    Could possibly be the relays ???
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    Re: trim stops and starts working??? (dlewis10)

    Probably the relays. There are 2 of them, one for up and one for down. I just replaced mine, they were $14 each and easy to replace.

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    Re: trim stops and starts working??? (Jcrews)

    does anyone know where those relays are on this boat? i'm kinda slow when it comes to electrical stuff. could it be a loose ground?

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    Re: trim stops and starts working??? (stumpjumper1)

    Would help to know the motor you are running. . I would suspect that the throttle trim harness has started to wear though and is shorting out..

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    Re: trim stops and starts working??? (ChampioNman)

    sorry, its a 08 merc 250 pro xs.

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    Re: trim stops and starts working??? (stumpjumper1)

    do you have a trim switch up by your trolling motor .....my trim just kept going up a few trips ago till the motor went all the way up i shut her down only to hear the trim still whining after screwing with it for a while to my embarassment my trolling motor cable was pushing down on the trim switch



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    Re: trim stops and starts working??? (stumpjumper1)

    I had the same problem on my 96 181 and the wire inside the trottle was grounding. I bought a kit from dealer and solved it for good.
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    Re: trim stops and starts working??? (bobbymc)

    08 250 should still be under warranty right?

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    Re: trim stops and starts working??? (stumpjumper1)

    Read on the merc board that they are having issues with the trim/tilt on the 250 ProXS. Something about the brushes sticking, may not be what you're experiencing though. But, still should be under warranty. Some guys are having to wait a long time for the replacement part.
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    Re: trim stops and starts working??? (HaulinBass)

    Mines 2.5 years old only problem I had was a neutral safety switch about a year ago!

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