need help

[buddy1]

1995 seadoo sportster, riding today and the positive battery cable came loose. Boat quit running... connected battery cable and the inboard fan and the bilge pump worked! Great....however, I cannot get the motor to start.
I have juice for the fan and bilge? Why doesn't the motor turn over??

 

[salmonkiller01]

Charge your battery, make sure it is disconected from the boat before hooking up charger (remove both positive and negative leads)or you can damage the electronics

 

[buddy1]

battery is fully charged. I have 12.7 volts to the starter solenoid: however, when I turn on the key and press the starter, I do not have voltage to the other side of the starter solenoid to engage the starter.

 

[salmonkiller01]

Try cleaning your ground and positive cable ends, if that does not work it sounds like either the start/stop switch or solenoid is not working.

 

[buddy1]

I can jump the solenoid with a pliers and make the motor turn over: however, it does not start....it is just weird to me that by the positive cable coming loose the soleniod has now gone out!

 

[salmonkiller01]

It does seem weird, have you check all the fuses yet?

 

[buddy1]

yes....what I need is an electrical diagram to see where I am loosing voltage..any ideas where I can find one?

 

[timmyboy76]

what about the fuse, at relay location.

 

[XE664HUNTER]

i GOT CAUGHT LIKE THIS THERES ANOTHER FUSE IN THE SOLENOID BOX ON THE XP SHOULD IMAGINE SIMILAR SET UP.

 

[buddy1]

there is one fuse in the electrical box that is blown...I cannot remember what it is labeled....however, it blows immediately when I put in a new fuse. why does it blow out and what should that have to do with the positive cable coming loose?...I think I am missing something!!!

 

[timmyboy76]

what color fuse....yellow, brown, blue.

blue=15amp, yellow=5amp, brown=7.5

 

[buddy1]

yellow,.... I tried a 7.5 and 15 and they both blew!

 

[timmyboy76]

why would you try a bigger amp fuse, than what was in there. Now you just "smoked" a $1000 dollar part....:banghead:

PM "All Things Custom" on this site, he may be able to save the mpem.