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I look back on the highway and my Tohatsu 9.8 is smoking...
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<blockquote data-quote="tcampbell011" data-source="post: 452785" data-attributes="member: 10739"><p>I never found out exactly the cause, but I have a hunch.</p><p></p><p>Earl was on the right track with a short. One thing I didn't realize until I took it into a dealer was that the grounding wire on the shaft of the motor was burnt up. The dealer replaced my throttle control cables and the grounding wire and everything is working fine. </p><p></p><p>Here is what I think happened:</p><p></p><p>The starting battery was sitting in the boat without being in a battery box. It was pretty close to the aluminum hull, and the motor was still connected while I was towing the boat. I think the terminals of the battery connected together somehow, maybe it was through the aluminum hull or some other way, and it created a short that did the damage.</p><p></p><p>The boat has 3 separate circuits (1 for TM, 1 for accessories, 1 for motor) so I'm sure there are other things that could've happened. Although I checked all the wires and could not find any open wiring or anything that could cause a short.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tcampbell011, post: 452785, member: 10739"] I never found out exactly the cause, but I have a hunch. Earl was on the right track with a short. One thing I didn't realize until I took it into a dealer was that the grounding wire on the shaft of the motor was burnt up. The dealer replaced my throttle control cables and the grounding wire and everything is working fine. Here is what I think happened: The starting battery was sitting in the boat without being in a battery box. It was pretty close to the aluminum hull, and the motor was still connected while I was towing the boat. I think the terminals of the battery connected together somehow, maybe it was through the aluminum hull or some other way, and it created a short that did the damage. The boat has 3 separate circuits (1 for TM, 1 for accessories, 1 for motor) so I'm sure there are other things that could've happened. Although I checked all the wires and could not find any open wiring or anything that could cause a short. [/QUOTE]
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