2001 25hp Honda 4 Stroke. I was out by the river last weekend and couldnt get it started. I originally thought that the battery was dead and felt like a real dope. When I hit the electric start button, it just turned over for a second(weakly), then would not do anything.
Everything worked perfect the last time out 2 weeks ago. I gave the battery a good charge and tested it last night-still dead. Tried a second battery-nothing.
Could the electric start have just gone from perfect to bad without any warnings? Bad wiring? Kill switch? Some kind of internal shutoff?
The REALLY odd thing is that we had a MASSIVE lightening strike since the last time out. It blew up one neighbor’s phones and answering machines, it took out sprinkler systems and GFI outlets in the basements. Could a surge of electricity in the air knocked something out?????? I really doubt it, but I am trying to figure out what could have happened.
Thanks for any input guys!
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