On my Universal, it was the solenoid; took dozens of button pushes. Then it did it again a year later, only not nearly as bad. The mechanic rewired so the starter button and glow plugs were no longer interconnected. The voltage drop caused by the glow plug was the culprit apparently. Now I let up the glow plug and hit the starter and it seems to work fine.Mechanic didn't think it should ever have been wired so that the glow plug had to be pushed for the starter button to function.RonWild CheriC&C 30-1STL
From: Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 10:33 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Deal on starter from Mastry Francois gave you some good things to look at. My first shot would be a dirty start button/switch. I'd try jumping across the back of the switch. As for starters, boat on my pier had a Volvo diesel. Starter went bad. Volvo starter was north of $700. Lo and behold, it uses the same starter as a Mitsubishi Lancer which can be bought for less than $100. As it turned about, it wasn't the starter. I ended up with the old starter if anybody out there has a Volvo (or a Lancer) and needs a spare. It's been tested. Dennis C.Touche' 35-1 #83Mandeville, LA
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