[C320-list] starting effort

[Peter Clancy]

I also have the Perkins M30 with about 400 hours. I also warm up the plugs for 15 seconds but it always starts immediately. With 1,700 hours you may need to have the injectors removed and cleaned or replaced. Also have the glow plugs checked out. 

Peter Clancy
AROBAN  C320  #222
Miami, FL
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Martin Raphael<mailto:mraphael at zhonka.net> 
  To: C320-List<mailto:C320-List at catalina320.com> 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:15 PM
  Subject: [C320-list] starting effort


  Recent discussions about starting problems have me wondering...what is the 
  typical experience in how long it takes to start our engines.  I have a 1994 
  Perkins M30 with about 1700 hrs.  After warming the plugs for 15 seconds or 
  so, it takes a good 5 to maybe10 seconds of turning before the engine fires 
  up, and I wonder if this is typical.  My understanding is that longer 
  turning times are bad as this heats up the starter and degrades its 
  performance.  Do other engines fire right up, or is my experience the norm?
  Thanks,
  Martin Raphael
  Rhapsody #108