It's not a fix, but I used to start my 1GM with a hand crank back in the days when I inadvertently left my battery switch in the "Both" position.
Harder to do that now with my Perkins 4-236 Cheers Colin On 8/5/13, Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, probably the starter. It could be a couple of repairable things > though. I think the most likely is the brushes and commutator. Brushes > are pretty easy to replace and the commutator can be polished up. The > circuit between the brushes and commutator needs to be solid for the > solenoid to have enough current to pull the fork that throws the drive gear > into the flywheel. If you want to save a buck or are in dire need you can > disassemble and repair the starter but for the time and effort required it > is probably better to have it rebuilt or replaced. > > The wife and I were in a foreign Spanish port when the starter on the boat > we were chartering failed. We managed to disassemble the whole starter and > cleaned out all the carbon dust and dirt. We cleaned the commutator with > the only thing we had, balsamic vinegar. The brushes were worn and needed > replaced but the cleaning managed to get us started. > > You might also check the quality of the connections and wires powering your > starter. > > Josh > > -- > When privacy matters. > http://www.secure-my-email.com > On Aug 5, 2013 9:38 PM, "Brent Driedger" <bren...@highspeedcrow.ca> wrote: > >> Hey everyone. >> My Yanmar 1GM10 is slowly getting more and more difficult to start. With >> full battery charge, good ground and contact, I'm finding the only way to >> get the starter to spin is to give quick taps to the start button. If I >> hold it, it just saps the power system and everything shuts down briefly. >> Is this a sign of the starter becoming weak? >> >> Brent D >> C&C 27-5 >> Lake Winnipeg >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
