Ficht wont start

[fishm88]

My 1999 evinrude ficht has been running fine. now out of the blue it wont start.

when i try and turn it over the starter is spinning, but its not grabbing the flywheel. i sprayed the gears and there is nothing stuck. my batteries are also fully charged

what can this be?????

[fishm88]

I want to add that i just checked power at the solenoid and its getting 12 volts. and if i jump the solenoid i have the same issue

[fishtexas]

sounds like a bad bendix.

[Mogrits]

If you can take the starter out yourself, do so and take it to your local auto-starter/alternator rebuilder instead of to the boatyard (who will charge you a premium to send it to the same rebuilder).

Depending on your shop and situation you should have it back in a day or so. And I agree it sounds like the bendix which pushes the gear up to engage the flywheel. Shouldn't be expensive.

[cterrebonne]

what HP?

[fishtexas]

the bendix is seperate from the starter on a 90-175 and is part of the starter on the bigger v-6's

[TonyH]

I had a similar problem that was caused by spraying the starter with WD40. After I cleaned the bendix with alcohol and dried it out it worked fine. My mechanic told me that the starter motor should never be over lubricated.
Tony

[fishm88]

Originally Posted by fishtexas

the bendix is seperate from the starter on a 90-175 and is part of the starter on the bigger v-6's

yaa the bendix is seperate from the starter on my motor. it seems like its not spinning fast enough for the bendix to lift..... its deff. not stuck also i checked and lubed it.