As I suspected. It does have a compression release or decompression lever(s).
Make sure they are all to the outboard position (45°), not vertical.
https://l-36.com/read_pdf.php?page=11=manuals11/200152_Rev1-M20-M30-5416-5421_Technical_Man=Universal_Diesel__5416_Technical_Manual
Josh
May
As I suspected. It does have a compression release or decompression lever(s).
Make sure they are all to the outboard position (45°), not vertical.
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May 18, 2024 03:38:49 Josh Muckley via CnC-List :
> I got "stuck rings" one year after I stored the boat in the
On page 25 here:
https://www.westerbeke.com/parts%20manual/200140_m20_5416_parts_manual.pdf
It shows an electric fuel pump. Part 21. Verify the existence/location of
this pump. Turn on the key, press the start button and see if you
feel/hear rapid clicking from the pump. If not, verify power
I got "stuck rings" one year after I stored the boat in the water. The theory
being that when the engine stops the nature of the intake and exhaust valves is
to stop in a manner in which one or two of the cylinders have both intake and
exhaust not fully seated. As the boat rocks in the water
Got a Universal M4-30 on my 1989 C 34R. It has glow plugs and an electric
fuel booster pump. It needs the glow plugs energized for a full minute before
starting the engine when it's cold. I wait even longer when it's the first
start of the season and the entire engine is cold. I'm pretty
Make sure you have fuel flow. Is the electric fuel pump working? Is the
fuel turned off? Check for fuel at the injector, crack a line and crank the
engine. You should have fuel flow.
Douglas Mountjoy
1988 LF 39
Mexico at large
1984 Sabre 34
Port Orchard, WA
On Fri, May 17, 2024, 19:19 Todd
Failed electric fuel pump (if engine has one) or failed (or faulty) mechanical
lift fuel pump.
Otherwise some fuel line problem between fuel filter (or wherever your fuel
system provides a means to bleed your fuel line) and injector pump or the
injector pump might be bad.
After 44 years, your
