I have a OMC 140hp powerhead (140TL78C) 1978? serial J4989592
I have a Deep cell fresh battery hooked up to it fully charged. When I engage the solenoid the flywheel does a slow Rrr- R- Rrrrr
I can take my thumb and turn the flywheel (I can’t whip it around or anything, but I can turn the engine over with just my thumb)
I Rr-r-rrr’d the flywheel over like 10-15 times, the starter gets so hot you cannot touch it. I removed the starter and cannot hold it, I have to wait for it to cool down.
Anyone know of any good tests to do? should I test the starter somehow?
thanks
Ben