Solenoid did not click? Any noises? Did ammeter needle kick? Might be the solenoid or just be a bad starter switch or connection: Find your starter and find four terminals. two small ones are the button circuit. The two bigger ones have heavy battery wires attached. To rule out the button, short the two terminals with a short piece of wire, or needle nose pliers. It the starter clicks and runs, replace button.
To rule out the solenoid, use a large screw driver and short accoss the two big terminals. There should be a big spark, but the starter should run. If you want to avoid the spark, you can rig these test shorts using a jumper cable, with the battery switch off, connect the cable and use the switch to test. Google Nigel Calder, Don Casey diesel starter trouble or http://www.sailmagazine.com/nigel-calder-answers-question-ask-sail Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Kilgour" <charliekilo...@gmail.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 6:20:13 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Stus-Another engine starting problem? Could it have been a stuck solenoid? Cheers Colin On 9/27/13, Richard N. Bush <bushma...@aol.com> wrote: > > OK, here's my problem, please let me know the collective wisdom of the > fleet! I have a 1987 33-II; Yanmar 2GM; the engine has been running fine > for the past two years (which is as long as I've owned it); standard routine > maintenance and winterization (oil and filter replaced); batteries in good > condition; > > Today we had to motor for about 2 hours, running at 2400 rpms, at 6.3 knots, > with no issues. We docked at a restaurant for about 1/2 hour or so, and then > when we went to restart the engine, the alarm whistle went on but nothing > else, the engine would not turn over, or even "click"; after several tries, > we tried tapping on the starter with the end of a screw driver while pushing > the start switch, and presto, the engine started immediately! So, is this > the same issue as has been recently discussed, (insufficient wiring to the > switch, poor grounding to the engine, etc) or something else? If more info > is needed, let me know, and I'll gladly provide... > > This has never happened before so we were surprised when it happened. Many > thanks for all your help. > > > Richard > 1987 33-II; Ohio River, Mile 684; > > > > > Richard N. Bush Law Offices > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite 9 > Louisville, Kentucky 40220 > 502-584-7255 > > > > CnC-List@cnc-list.c > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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