[C320-list] Fuel kill switch Yanmar

[Mark Calisti]

It may be the tension on the wire. To check it, take off the front cover to 
the engine. The wire from the kill switch is on the left hand side and is 
locked in place by a screw. To ensure you have the right wire, someone can 
tug on the kill switch and you should see it move. If the problem is the 
tension, it is likely that the screw has become loose and the wire lost its 
tension and fed back somewhat. It does not have to move far to make it 
inoperable.

Simply loosen the screw further, pull through the wire to the appropriate 
tension (with the kill switch in the down position) and retighten. Good 
luck.

As a sidebar, I took a Yanmar class recently and the instructor recommended 
lubricating the kill switch wire annually. Essentially, you have to pull 
through the entire wire through the housing, lubricate it and feed it back. 
I started this process and after soon realizing that it may be quite 
difficult (if not impossible) to force the wire back through the covering 
all the way back to the engine, abandoned the project. I suppose worse case 
scenario is that the corrosion snaps the wire and will just have to get a 
new one installed. In the interim, to kill the engine, will only need to do 
it from where the wire connects to the engine.

Mark
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>From: "Sandy Olson" <Jams9191 at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fuel kill switch Yanmar
>Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:44:45 -0400
>
>When trying to shut down my yanmar the other day I pulled up on the red
>switch at the helm that cuts off fuel to stop the engine and the engine
>did not stop.  It took me several tries to finally get it to work.
>Obviously I need to adjust something but am not sure what.  Any
>suggestions as to what I should check?
>
>Mike
>466
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Ken Danko
>Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:44 PM
>To: c320-list at catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] FW: Oil Leak
>
>Thanks Karl,
>
>I think that that this is my problem too. I tried tightening a couple of
>
>bolts on the front of the engine and it seemed to help. It leaks less
>oil
>but it still leaks some. I could try tightening some more but I am
>afraid to
>over tighten them. It is possible that the seal needs to be replaced
>which
>would be disappointing since I only have 165 hours on the engine.
>
>Ken
>
>
> >From: "Karl Mielenhausen  _/) " <kmielen at iwon.com>
> >Reply-To: kmielen at iwon.com, C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> >To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> >Subject: [C320-list] FW:  Oil Leak
> >Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:58:14 -0400 (EDT)
> >
> >
> >Ken,
> >
> >Try the oil pressure sender unit on the front end of the engine. Mine
>had
> >worked loose to the point where I was leaking oil.
> >
> >
> >
> >Karl Mielenhausen
> >
> >2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"
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> >
> >From: Ken Danko [mailto: sfca33 at hotmail.com]
> >
> >To: c320-list at catalina320.com
> >
> >Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:34:05 -0700
> >
> >Subject: [C320-list] Oil Leak
> >
> >
> >
> >Hi all:<br><br>I was away for a couple of weeks and was surprised to
>find
> >engine oil (two <br>ounces or so) sitting in the pan beneath the Yanmar
>
> >engine when I got back. <br>It didn't come from the filter and it isn't
>
> >transmission fluid. It is <br>clearly engine oil. The engine has only
>165
> >hours on it. Since the bottom of <br>the engine sits at an angle, it is
>
> >hard to tell where it is coming from.<br><br>Has anyone else
>experiences an
> >oil leak?<br><br>Ken
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