Any Motor Guide Gurus?

Had issues with my Tour 82 digital for last several months. WEll, Saturday the damn thing started bucking like a horse and I moved wiring around and so on. The neg wires came apart in crimp. Took riding back to a boat ramp and wife bringing me tools to fix. Anyway, now the thing has a mind of its own. Plug it in and it runs at half speed w/o depressing switch. Turn the POT and it speeds up a little but not much. It runs on high bypass like it should and on constant on it does same thing like it does in momentary. WTH is going on? I just put a wiring harness in this thing three months ago. BTW, maybe the last MG I ever have.

I’m just gonna say I’m the best motorguide guru on here. I know exactly what your problem is. Here’s how you fix it. Next time your at the lake, unplug the power wire and take out the 6 screws that hold it to the bow and give it a good kick. Go home and tell your wife someone stole it and go buy a minn kota.

This is a very good idea ^^^^^^^ Minn Kota !

this man is a pro. We had the same issue. Board burnt out. We replaced the board it ran for a few months same thing again. Bought a minkota never another problem. Both my boats have motor guides. I thinking of selling both and but a minkota.

Damn.............

Making the choice kinda hard on me. Bad part is I would have to get another recessed tray.

There's an Alabama guy on crappie.com that would trade you a Minn Kota ipilot something or other for your Motor Guide. I read yesterday that his boat had been in the shop 27 days this year because of his less than one year old TM. Minn Kota refuses to replace it and just keeps replacing parts

I’ve had my I pilot for 7 years and it shouldn’t still be working but it is

Call Bill at Alabama Trolling Motors. He is very good, and they are very reasonable. If he can tell you how to fix it over the phone he will. It's about a 40-minute drive for you, but they are really good.

Yea I have bought some parts from them before. I think it is either the POT or the three way switch on front of foot pedal. I put a known good module in it Saturday and it is still doing the same thing.

Take a multimeter and start working back from the trolling motor. The problem is the component where you stop seeing voltage. I had a Motorguide burn up this spring. It was doing some really weird stuff. I had voltage going to the motor so I knew it was the physical motor. Alabama Trolling Motor replaced it for like $150. You can do it yourself for less.

If you call or go see Bill expect him to be an ass. If he is nice to you you will be pleasantly surprised if he is an ass you will be prepared. He does great work but customer service aint his strong point. Tell him Ben Black says hey!

Control board is bad

I have put two control boards in this LU, one original and one from KNOWN GOOD working TM I used as a spare. Still does same thing. Also, swapped out the modules and same thing. Still think it is either POT or 3-way switch.

If you know you've got a good board, I'll bet good money its in the foot control.

Can you bypass the switch to see?

im not the best with motor guides because we werent motor guide dealers, but ive worked on a bunch of em because theyre junk. Ive seen one i think do what youre talking about. I cant remember what fixed it though, im sorry. But i think that i either put a control board or a three way switch in it. But like i said, thats been a long time ago and i cant remember. I wish i could.

Not that I know of. Weird thing is in the momentary position WHEN the TM comes on by itself, when you turn the POT to about 1/4 way from being off, it stops. It does the same thing on constant on. But, it comes up to speed correctly once foot switch is depressed.

Not sure where you are from but there is guy in Prattville that could analyze your problem and have you up and running in no time. He is not really expensive either. I have been taking all of my trolling motors for several years and never been disappointed.