Broken Aerator.....HELP!

[blakjack23]

So I am fishing a tourney Saturday morning, catch my first fish, turn on the livewell and throw the fish in there. A little bit later I catch a second fish and go to throw it in the livewell and notice its only about half full. I turn the switch from auto to manual to see if the pump is working and I get nothing. Then I realize the light on the auto/manual switch is not on(it must have been working at first in order to fill the tank half way). I first checked my fuses then checked what wiring I could see. I have no idea what is wrong?!?!?! Anybody had this problem or know where I should start troubleshooting? Is it possible my switch went bad??? I don't think the pump is the problem since the switch is not even lit up. I was going to try and bypass the switch but there are like 5 or 6 wires going into it and I didnt' know which ones to jump. Is there a wiring diagram for this anywhere? I have a 98' Tracker PT185.

Any help would be MUCH appreciated.

Thanks,

Alex

[MNUser]

I had the same problem just last week. I took and flipped the aerator and the bilge and found that the aerator was not working. The bilge pump worked in both locations. When the aerator pump died it went really fast.