The glow plugs draw a lot of power, and that may be slowing down your engine cranking speed somewhat.
It is not unusual for system voltage to drop below the minimum required by electronic devices while cranking. One thing to watch out for is exhaust water getting back into the engine during extended cranking. I have a leak at the exhaust elbow which is hard to pin down for the above reason. Can't just hook up a garden hose to the water injector. Oh joy, oh joy. Steve Thomas C&C27 MKIII -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of David Knecht Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:03 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting a Universal I have some more data on my engine issues. I tried to start it yesterday at the slip from battery alone and could not get it to start although it turned over just fine. I plugged into shore power and got it to start after several tries and at that point I realized that it was in gear (the transmission lever is sticky so it is hard to tell neutral from either gear). However, I was never able to get it to start with glow plug held in while starting. There was no response when I tried this whether on shore power or battery. It started up fine from battery several times in the course of the afternoon. However, after one of those starts, I noticed the GPS was restarting. Apparently the draw from the starter had caused it to shut off. I plan to measure the battery voltage next time I am down there as the boat will now have been sitting off shore power for a few days, so I should be able to get an accurate reading. I plan to eventually take off the engine panel and try to clean the starter and glow plug contacts. Anything else I should be looking at? Thanks- Dave David Knecht Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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