...and another problem!

[oGaryo]

sorry guys, the lack of response to my valve clearance question yesterday suggests I'm posing too many pleas for help and not contributing enough to the forum myself... so in response to that one.... here's yet another plea for help...

I've been having the odd problem with starting the engine over the last month with the occasional click of the solanoid and then nothing.. however, invariably a few turns of the key and it kicked in to life... not now though which is a bugger considering I need to setup these valves again :-(

I've tried 3 different batteries and it's the same with each.. click click of the solanoid and the battery indicator falls off to the left and the starter doesn't turn over the engine.. I've also noticed that with the kill switch set to off, I get a reading of 12v+ on the gauge, with it set to one it drops to 11v.

What do you reckon please... short in the starter motor?

I'm going to check out the wiring diagrams so I can do some 'half split' diagnosis but thought I'd take punt at asking the experts again... sorry sorry sorry in advance

 

[me2]

No , try the battery switch they dont seem to last to long , yours is doing the same as mine did I replace the solanoid and it was the same , changed the switch all was fine.

 

[oGaryo]

good call one that one I think.. I had the switch off a month ago awhen getting the instrumentation working and the rear connectors were completely furred up with green gunk.. I've given them a good clean at the time and maybe they've gone again.

as it happens, I've got it going again, engine now turns over.. I was checking the slave and starter solanoids and there was nothing amiss there, hit the kill switch and got exactly the same symptoms so began to suspect the kill switch was permanently on... cycled the leg up and down a few times (don't ask me why ;-) ) tried the engine again and she turned over, weird

going to continue to sort these valves out for now and then come back to sorting out the starting system, I think the electrical connectors need an overhaul in general before the boat's put back on the water.

thanks for the reply, appreciated

 

[me2]

Yep thats what mine did , lift the leg engine would start , its rust on the contacts inside the switch.

 

[fiasco]

Hi, I had similar probs with starter sw. connections, Battery terminal spray helps enormously to prevent corrosion and verdigre build up.

Dave

 

[oGaryo]

thanks guys... definitely an general problem somewhere in the system.. it went again and this time I got a clicking nose when trying to cycle the leg until it eventually motored up.. once it did, I could then turn the engine.