[C38] If it's not one thing...

[david at dlrfilms.com]

Well the good news is there's plenty of voltage at the control wire...

Oy.

Getting the starter out looks like it's going to be a BITCH!




>
> Hello Dave,
>
> Sorry for your experience with the engine not starting.
>
> If it was me, I would take a test light and connect it between a ground
> and
> the small solenoid wire while someone else is trying to crank the engine
> and see if you are getting control power from the starter switch.
>
> If that wire is hot when someone turns the key, you have either a bad
> solenoid or a bad starter. Either way, you will have to remove the starter
> which is a @#$%^  job on a 5424 which I presume you have.
>
> If you are not getting power to the control wire, you may just need
> another
> starter switch.  Don't settle for an automotive unit even though the price
> is much lower.  An automotive starter switch will fail very soon in the
> harsh environment of your cockpit.
>
> If you need a starter and/or solenoid, DON'T buy a new one from Universal.
> Your old starter can be refurbished for a small fee and your solenoid can
> be bought very cheaply from Advance Auto Parts for a fraction of the price
> Universal charges for the same solenoid.
>
> I don't have the Advance solenoid part number handy but maybe someone else
> can help you with it if that is your problem.  If your starter is the
> problem, usually just turning the armature on a metal lathe and installing
> new brushes makes the old starter like new again.  The end bearings seldom
> wear out. Any starter/alternator shop can do this starter overhaul for a
> small fee.  (small compared to the ridiculous prices of Universal!)
>
> Tom Troncalli
> Resident wannabe geek gearhead
>
>
>
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: <david at dlrfilms.com>
>> To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
>> Date: 7/5/2011 9:18:27 PM
>> Subject: [C38] If it's not one thing...
>>
>> So we had an amazing 4th of July charter. Maggie and I took a couple out
>> for a sunset sail, then anchored in Fort Pond Bay to watch the
>> fireworks,
>> then dingied our guests to the beach where my wife shuttled them back to
>> their car at the start point. Lovely!
>>
>> This AM I took the boat back around into the lake. Lovely!
>>
>> This evening I had a last minute booking for a sunset cruise. Lovely!
>>
>> And all the while NO OVER-HEATING PROBLEMS! LOVELY!!!
>>
>> Coming back in the wind was just a little too south too make the funny
>> corner, when to turn on the engine, got the buzzer, warmed it up and
>> then...
>>
>> Nothing.
>>
>> No cranking at all. Not so lovely. (We short-tacked it on main alone and
>> got in fine.
>>
>> Checked all the obvious places for a loose connection but saw nothing.
>> More scrutiny tomorrow...
>>
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