the guy sitting in the office next to me just went through this on his
powerboat with a V8. He said the same thing and thought it had to be the
starter. I guess the starter will push against the locked engine and
stay there. Then it has no where to go and is all stuck. He pulled his
plugs and got water out.
On 9/18/2017 2:44 PM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List wrote:
Thanks Danny and Jim. I registered on the Moyer Marine forum and will
post the question there as well.
I doubt I cranked it enough to hydro-lock it. When it cut out the
last time, I cranked it twice for maybe five or six seconds each time.
Enough to suck fuel through if necessary, but no more. There’s no
point in continuing to crank, I figure, and risk running the batteries
down. If it won’t start in a few seconds of cranking then something
is wrong.
But I didn’t know about the hydro-locking potential. I’ll change the
oil and pull the plugs and see what it looks like.
But even hydro-locking wouldn’t explain why the starter wouldn’t
operate when I pushed the starter button the last time and nothing
happened. I’m inclined to suspect one or more faulty circuits.
Cheers,
Randy
On Sep 18, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Jim Reinardy via CnC-List
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
When I owned an Atomic 4, I was told to close the water intake when
cranking the engine for more than a few seconds because the waterways
in the block were open at the top and would splash into the oil sump
under heavy cranking. After a number of initial problems with water
in the oil, this cleared things up, so I always believed it.
I had a similar issue with that engine cutting out. In that case the
issue was a hairline crack in the rotor in the distributor. When it
heated up enough, it would distort and no longer make proper contact
with the points.
I sold that boat to buy my 30-2 with a Yanmar and have never
regretted it! Diesels have their own challenges, but it just seems
like there is a lot more to wrong with an A4.
Jim Reinardy
C&C 30-2 "FIrewater"
Milwaukee, WI
--------- Original Message ---------
Subject: Re: Stus-List A4 Cutting Out
From: "Danny Haughey via CnC-List" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
Date: 9/18/17 10:14 am
To: "Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
Cc: "Danny Haughey" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
depending on how much cranking you did, could be hydro locked?
pull the
plugs and see how they look and hope you don't get water out.
I did have an issue with a bad wire to the coil. it seemed the wire
would heat up and beak the connection somehow after running a bit
and
then allow it to start again after it cooled a while. I replaced the
wire and it did the trick.
Danny
On 9/18/2017 10:37 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List wrote:
> I would jump over to the Moyer Marine forum for this.
> http://www.moyermarine.com/
>
> Joe
> Coquina
> C&C 35 MK I
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Randal Stafford via CnC-List
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 10:30 AM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Cc: Randal Stafford <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
> Subject: Stus-List A4 Cutting Out
>
> Listers-
>
> I’m having a problem with my Atomic 4, and hoped you might have
some thoughts to share.
>
> When I went out for a sail yesterday, she started right up, as
always. But then she cut out heading away from the marina.
Initially I suspected a fuel flow problem, as the petcock on the
tank has become difficult to turn. After ensuring the petcock was
in the open position and the tank was full, she started right up
again and ran smoothly for a good 10 minutes. Then she cut out
again, and wouldn’t start back up after some cranking. I sailed
for a couple hours anyway. When I tried to start her to come back
in, nothing happened when I pressed the starter button. I assumed
my batteries didn’t have enough amperage for the starter, after
all the previous cranking, though my other electronics were
running fine. So I docked under sail power, pulled the batteries,
and brought them home to charge. They both tested at 12.7 volts
and 83% charge when I put them on my charger. Now they’re both at
100% and 12.9 volts.
>
> So I now suspect a faulty ignition circuit, and possibly a
faulty starter circuit. Perhaps a loose connection or broken wire
is having the same effect as pushing in the ignition switch. I’ve
yet to get into the lazarette and start tracing the wiring and
testing with a multimeter, but that’s my next step. I thought I’d
write the list first to see if anyone has any quick hypotheses.
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Randy Stafford
> S/V Grenadine
> C&C 301- #7
> Ken Caryl, CO
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