Find your starter and find four terminals. two small ones are the button circuit. The two bigger ones have heavy battery wires attached. To rule out the button, short the two terminals with a short piece of wire, or needle nose pliers. It the starter clicks and runs, replace button.
To rule out the solenoid, use a large screw driver and short accoss the two big terminals. There should be a big spark, but the starter should run. If you want to avoid the spark, you can rig these test shorts using a jumper cable, with the battery switch off and use the switch to test. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edd Schillay" <e...@schillay.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:52:47 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Yanmar 3GMF Starting Problem Could be the button, but more likely it's a bad solenoid. Happened on my old 34, the Enterprise-A. All the best, Edd ------------------------------- Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise NCC-1701-B C&C 37+ | City Island, NY www.StarshipSailing.com ------------------------------- 914.332.4400 | Office 914.332.1671 | Fax 914.774.9767 | Mobile ------------------------------- Sent via iPhone 5 On Sep 20, 2013, at 11:52 AM, "Indigo" < ind...@thethomsons.us > wrote: Recently Indigo has developed what is currently annoying problem, but could become more serious. After turning the key (and getting the low oil-pressure buzzer), when I press the starter button, absolutely nothing happens. I press it again, and it usually starts right up. Occasionally more pushes on the button are required. Is the remedy going to be simply replacing the push-button ignition switch or am I likely facing something more to fix? Indigo – 36MKIII Southport CT _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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