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  • 1998 250hp ox66 electrical issues

    well here i am. after years of reading other peoples threads and being able to figure out my problems ive decided to finally join the forums for myself. thanks you everyone for the useful info thus far.

    brief history of the problem.

    new to me 1998 yamaha 250 ox66. mounted the outboard to my boat and couldn't hit wot. i figured fuel issues. i cleaned vst and changed all the filters i didnt change the lp pumps as the previous owner just replaced them and the primer ball gets firm this all helped but didn't fix my problem.
    changed plugs, cleaned o2 sensor and bench tested, checked tps, the new plugs showed me i wasn't firing on the number 2 cylinder under compression because i had spark while testing with a spark light. i ohmed coils, and replaced plug boots. compression test showed good, switched injectors and problem stayed in number 2. i swapped out pulsar coil, stator and crank position sensor with a known good spare i already had.

    now for the tricky part. so i go out to test and see what my wot is going to be and it still have a dead cylinder. i hit the trim up switch and the motor starts to fire on all cylinders and takes off. every time it would bog down and i would hit the trim up switch it would pick back up. i get back to the dock thinking i have a short or some kind of electrical gremlin jumping around inside the cowling. once at the dock i noticed that the blue and green trim motor wires are all melted and junk. i tested the motor side wires and relay seems to be working, but what i did notice was the black bullet connector on the motor side was producing 3.5 volts while the trim motor had continuity to bullet connector and black wire with the ring terminal. that doesn't sound right. any help would be appreciated.

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    Originally posted by tee-smith View Post
    well here i am. after years of reading other peoples threads and being able to figure out my problems ive decided to finally join the forums for myself. thanks you everyone for the useful info thus far.

    brief history of the problem.

    new to me 1998 yamaha 250 ox66. mounted the outboard to my boat and couldn't hit wot. i figured fuel issues. i cleaned vst and changed all the filters i didnt change the lp pumps as the previous owner just replaced them and the primer ball gets firm this all helped but didn't fix my problem.
    changed plugs, cleaned o2 sensor and bench tested, checked tps, the new plugs showed me i wasn't firing on the number 2 cylinder under compression because i had spark while testing with a spark light. i ohmed coils, and replaced plug boots. compression test showed good, switched injectors and problem stayed in number 2. i swapped out pulsar coil, stator and crank position sensor with a known good spare i already had.

    now for the tricky part. so i go out to test and see what my wot is going to be and it still have a dead cylinder. i hit the trim up switch and the motor starts to fire on all cylinders and takes off. every time it would bog down and i would hit the trim up switch it would pick back up. i get back to the dock thinking i have a short or some kind of electrical gremlin jumping around inside the cowling. once at the dock i noticed that the blue and green trim motor wires are all melted and junk. i tested the motor side wires and relay seems to be working, but what i did notice was the black bullet connector on the motor side was producing 3.5 volts while the trim motor had continuity to bullet connector and black wire with the ring terminal. that doesn't sound right. any help would be appreciated.
    Might explain better how you were doing this testing.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by 99yam40 View Post
      Might explain better how you were doing this testing.
      i was using a multi meter with key on. went from bullet connector to ground it showed 3.5 volts out of the motor side harness female side of the bullet connector. as for the relay i went from the jumped terminal lugs and actuated the trim switch on the motor and watched for voltage as i applied the switch. the relay seemed to work as it should. also heard the relays clicking but that doesn't always mean anything.

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      • #4
        I take it the black wire is a ground wire for the T*T motor.
        I am wondering how many wires this T&T motor has.

        Seems that if actuating the T&T makes the #2 hit, maybe there is a bad ground somewhere.

        Do you have a way to see if the injector on #2 is getting the pulse needed while it is not firing properly?
        maybe check peak voltages to the ignition coils to make sure coils are in spec

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        • #5
          Originally posted by 99yam40 View Post
          I take it the black wire is a ground wire for the T*T motor.
          I am wondering how many wires this T&T motor has.

          Seems that if actuating the T&T makes the #2 hit, maybe there is a bad ground somewhere.

          Do you have a way to see if the injector on #2 is getting the pulse needed while it is not firing properly?
          maybe check peak voltages to the ignition coils to make sure coils are in spec
          i didnt check the voltage to the injector but i can hear the injector firing while holding a screw driver on it like a stethoscope. i forgot to say i have actually swapped out the coil with a different one to rule that out.

          the trim pump is a 4wire. one black with the bullet connector, one black with a ring connector, blue and green.

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