Check the starter button. Also inline fuses. bad contacts,not just blow fuses can cause this.
On Friday, August 15, 2014, Brad Crawford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I switch the key on, the alarm buzzer buzzes as normal, I depress the > start button, and the only thing I see or hear, is the lights light up on > the control panel. No clicking sounds, no starter sounds, nothing. I will > check out and go through the start circuit wiring. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Brad > > C&C 36 > > Elliott Bay > > > > *From:* Martin DeYoung [mailto:mdeyo...@deyoungmfg.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mdeyo...@deyoungmfg.com');>] > *Sent:* Friday, August 15, 2014 10:23 AM > *To:* Raymond Macklin; Brad Crawford > *Cc:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cnc-list@cnc-list.com');> > *Subject:* RE: Stus-List 2GM20F Engine will not start - Possible Fuse > Issue. > > > > > Could it be heat related. > > > > As the temp rises so does the DC resistance. If the start / run wiring > has loose or corroded connections or undersized / corroded wires they may > pass enough voltage and current to work at lower temperatures but not when > hot. > > > > A starter solenoid may suffer from voltage drop as the wiring heats up > pushing it from just barely working to not working. > > > > Brad, when you say nothing happened, does that mean the starter did not > crank? If so, I would follow the wiring from the key back to the starter > and tighten the connections if loose, repair corrosion if found before > replacing the starter and solenoid. > > > > Martin > > Calypso > > 1971 C&C 43 > > Seattle > > > [image: Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] > > > > *From:* Raymond Macklin [mailto:ray.mack...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ray.mack...@gmail.com');>] > *Sent:* Friday, August 15, 2014 3:55 AM > *To:* Brad Crawford > *Cc:* Martin DeYoung; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cnc-list@cnc-list.com');> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List 2GM20F Engine will not start - Possible Fuse > Issue. > > > > Everyone: > > Thanks for the input. I replaced the 30 amp fuse like i was instructed > and it started up right away. Brad brings up a good point. Could it be > heat related. I guess I should have tried starting it before replacing the > fuse, but i immediately changed the fuse and it worked. I looked at the > fuse and it still looked good. However, it was an OLD fuse. Only time > will tell if it is heat related. > > Ray > > > > On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 11:56 PM, Brad Crawford <bcrawf7...@comcast.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','bcrawf7...@comcast.net');>> wrote: > > I had a similar issue this last weekend. We motored from Elliott Bay to > Port Ludlow, set the hook, shut the engine off, about a half hour later I > decided to relocate the anchor. I depressed the starter switch and nothing > happened, tried a couple of times, no start. So we stayed put figuring I’d > tackle the problem in the morning. The next morning she started right up. > On the way back a few days later, we motored from Kingston back to Elliott > Bay Marina, we stopped at the fuel dock to empty the waste tank, when > finish I again depressed the start button to move on to our slip. Same > thing, no start, I checked around looking for something obvious that may > have caused the problem, found nothing, so we waited about 45 – 60 > minutes. After a cool down time I tried again depressing the start switch > and she started right up. I think my issue may be heat related but not > sure? Could it be the switch, fuse or fuse holder, solenoid, or starter? > Any ideas? Has anyone else experienced this? > > Thanks, > > Brad > > 81 C&C 36 > > Elliott Bay > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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