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I have a 1991 Yamaha C115TLRP 2 stroke outboard motor that I have only ran a handful of times, but the in past couple weeks I've been in the river *****ing for rockfish for 6hrs once and twice been out casting for hour or so at a time before changing locations with motor off and with my depth finder, vhf, and am/fm radio on without any battery issues.
Since i got the boat about 6 months ago, whenever I start the boat (even first start of the day) the motor will just "clunk" without starting a few tries before cranking like it should. I figure this is an issue with the starter solenoid, since I ran a start button straight from the battery to my starter to test it and it cranked everytime without issues.
while I was in the back testing the starter I decided to check my charging system as well with the motor running. I hooked up the multimeter to the battery and was only getting 12.5 - 12.7 volts. I checked it at the black and red at the left side of the voltage regulator (I'm assuming that's the output) and it was the same reading. I gave the boat some throttle and it didn't seem to change much at all. Is this a normal reading for these motors or do I have an issue with my charging system? Again, I have been out about 4 times this summer and have never had to put a charge on the battery. With the battery unhooked, the voltage is 12.5 at the battery, so it seems like the battery is taking a charge, but i really dont want to end up stranded if something is starting to fail. I should also add that my tachometer pegs at 7 grand as soon as I turn the key to the on position and stays pegged even after the motor is started. I don't know if that runs off the charging system. Thanks in advance, any input helps.
I have a 1991 Yamaha C115TLRP 2 stroke outboard motor that I have only ran a handful of times, but the in past couple weeks I've been in the river *****ing for rockfish for 6hrs once and twice been out casting for hour or so at a time before changing locations with motor off and with my depth finder, vhf, and am/fm radio on without any battery issues.
Since i got the boat about 6 months ago, whenever I start the boat (even first start of the day) the motor will just "clunk" without starting a few tries before cranking like it should. I figure this is an issue with the starter solenoid, since I ran a start button straight from the battery to my starter to test it and it cranked everytime without issues.
while I was in the back testing the starter I decided to check my charging system as well with the motor running. I hooked up the multimeter to the battery and was only getting 12.5 - 12.7 volts. I checked it at the black and red at the left side of the voltage regulator (I'm assuming that's the output) and it was the same reading. I gave the boat some throttle and it didn't seem to change much at all. Is this a normal reading for these motors or do I have an issue with my charging system? Again, I have been out about 4 times this summer and have never had to put a charge on the battery. With the battery unhooked, the voltage is 12.5 at the battery, so it seems like the battery is taking a charge, but i really dont want to end up stranded if something is starting to fail. I should also add that my tachometer pegs at 7 grand as soon as I turn the key to the on position and stays pegged even after the motor is started. I don't know if that runs off the charging system. Thanks in advance, any input helps.
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