What do you mean by "bump the starter"? If the dipstick is reading dry when you know you have the proper amount of oil, it sounds like you may have the wrong dipstick.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 4:32 PM, Glenn Henderson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have a 3JH4E on my 41. Strangely, after the engine sits, the dipstick >> for the oil reads nothing unless I "bump" the starter. Then it reads >> normal. I changed the filter and the oil so I know there is the proper >> amount of oil. It just freaks me out to see a dry dipstick after running >> the engine a lot. Has any one else experienced this? >> > > Also, I have a light blue (not much) smoke in operation. I added the > proper amount of "Gumount" fuel additive and it stops. I wonder if that is > telling me anything? I just bought the boat in May and sailed it to Tampa > Bay using the engine quite a bit and she did great. > > Glenn Henderson > > C&C 41 WeGo > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://urldefense.proofpoint. > com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwICAg&c= > clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r= > 9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=jpAWCu4_ > L98MKL6JT40bHgMSh6wuNBghvG9L6slvhA0&s=qYAy5MMR1EtkD4jUz8FfE88vOwnoB3 > j9AcSmT_IKr6A&e= > > >
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