The PO of our boat had the glow plug button separated from the start button when I got it. The Universal manual for the engine shows them in series, meaning you'd have to hold both to start the engine so it was Universal's design, not C&C's.
> On September 12, 2017 at 12:49 AM "Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List" > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > 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. > Ron > Wild Cheri > C&C 30-1 > STL > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > 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 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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