Hi Neal, It sounds like the solenoid has gone bad. If you have a co-polit, you might be able to rap the starter with a hammer s someone is attempting to turn it over to get it to start. If this works, you need to address the problem of a new solenoid or a rebuild/replacement starter.
-Lee polit -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sea Quell crew. Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 7:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Liveaboard] Help - motor doesn't start! I'm at anchor, and don't like the feeling of not being able to turn the prop. Any suggestions or diagnostic ideas? Do I need a new starter, or something worse? This is a Perkins 4.236 (diesel) 1980 model and has worked like a champ, starting first time for years. The batteries are fully charged, so that's not the problem. During the last month, the motor sometimes would not start first time. Either it made a loud whirring noise, or sometimes just a very loud click/clunk. After a few attempts, the motor usually starts. The problem seems to have worsened this week. And now it just clicks loudly, no starting. Thanks for any feedback and ideas. -Neal. _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
