tilt/trim help

[cumberlandguy1]

Had a little problem yesterday with the tilt/trim. When I put the boat on the trailer, I could not trim the motor down with either switch. I could hear the relay click and the pump run. After 10 minutes or so it decided to work. Came home and monkeyed some with it this morning. Can't find a leak anywhere. Now it's working fine????? Raised an lowered it 2 dozen times with no problem. Any ideas?? Boat is a 2006 Triton that I have owned since it was new.

[DYNATRAK]

i'm no expert, but i had similar problem a while back. i had to square shaped relays that i replaced and it fixed the problem. i think i got them at stokely's. they were cheap.

[cumberlandguy1]

Thanks Dyna. I'll replace those and see what happens. Better safe than sorry.

[Trophyhunter8]

If that ever happens again, you can swap the relays and it may work. If it is a relay there is one for up and one for down. If it will go one way and not the other swap and try em may save ya a fishing trip sometime.

[Stanley_p]

Mine did the same thing and it was the in-line fuse for the trim/tilt. It had blown but the wire inside didn't blow apart. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. Replace the fuse and everything is now OK.

Stanley

[dc chopper]

Had something similar happen 2 years ago but it was a fuse. Happened on Rough, had to have my dad call the guy I bought the boat from and tell me what it was,actually happened to him a few times and he had two new fuses in a toolbox in the boat that he left in there. He told me where to look and bingo, has been fine but I still wonder what was causing that to happen but since then Dad installed a breaker that will flip before it burns out a fuse, breaker has never flipped either.

[cumberlandguy1]

Hey guys, thanks for all of the help! I gave it a good going over yesterday, but didn't check the fuse. I'll give it a look Friday afternoon.