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Are there any other components in the trim system that could cause issues with the relays themselves? I started with two new ones last year and by the end of the season it was requiring a whack with a screwdriver to get it to work. Swapping relays just makes the other direction not work.

Aside from possibility (rare ) that I got a bum relay....what else if anything should I I look at.

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Jon Miller
1998 four Winns Horizon H200
Volvo Penta 4.3 GL
Newtown, CT

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I have it on my to-do list to redo the wiring connections coming out of the trim pump motor. Last season I noticed that the "whack the motor with a 2x4" wasn't resolving the issue and when I flexed the wires things started working again. My guess is that the connectors under the shrink wrap have corroded (on mine).

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2002 Funship 214
VP 5.7 GX Si
2003 Tahoe

Make sure you buy Bosch-Tyco brand relays and not some chinese junk from Autozone.

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1981 Columbia 8.7
2015 Yamaha FZR - 87mph - sold
2006 Yamaha GP1300R - sold
2003 Chaparral 215 SSI - sold
2009 Stingray 195CS - sold
2000 Four Winns H180 - sold
1976 O'day Daysailer II - sold
Rick's Four Winns H180 Mods/Upgrade Thread

Also start with your battery cables and take a look at the ground on the engine. Then make sure the connections on the relays themselves are clean and tight, same thing on the trim pump motor. You can also have a break in the wire for the trim switch on the remote control....(blue is up, green is down)...

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II