[C320-list] Starting Issue

[John Meyers]

Thanks for all this advice. My starter has a slight hesitation every time.
But always starts. I will check these connections.

Getting all these things working together reminds me of a high school band
director that tried real hard (and was successful) at getting us working
together.

John Meyers
Wind Chime #406



On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Welch, Myron D <myron-welch at uiowa.edu>wrote:

> Dave,
>
> I battled that problem for four years and it always happened at dock. I
> could often get it to start with the extra boost from having the charger
> working. It was very unnerving to wonder if the engine would start after
> sailing. Various things worked, some for a day, some for a few weeks, and
> then the problem would unexpectedly reoccur. I think it is now solved and I
> am regaining my confidence in my trusty Perkins.
>
> As others have said, it is a loose connection in the starting circuit. The
> problem is that it can be several places and I think I had all of them.
> Check the following:
>
> 1. Clean and tighten ground wire connection on engine.
>
> 2. Clean and tighten battery wire connection on the solenoid.
>
> 3. Starter button. Take off wires and clamp together. I had instant
> success here, put in a new button and it worked for weeks.
>
> 4. Connection on solenoid. This was the most problematic. It worked after
> cleaning and tightening, but the problem soon returned. The connection is a
> weak design and I then installed a new, tighter connection.
>
> 5. After a month of sailing this summer, I had the problem again. This
> time I found loose connections at the wiring harness junction bar aft of
> the engine.
>
> 6. I think that mine is now fixed. The only thing left in that circuit is
> changing the key switch!
>
> Basically, start from the power source and check EVERY connection to the
> other end of the circuit. Good luck.
>
> Myron Welch
> Wind Instrument #238
> Iowa City, Iowa
> Grace Memorial Harbor
> Elk Rapids, Michigan.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jul 7, 2013, at 8:22 AM, "dprudden" <dprudden at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > .....turned the key, pushed the start button.....nothing. No click,
> plenty of juice in the batteries....
> >
> > Pushed a couple more times and it did turn over and start. Any
> thoughts????? 2001 Yanmar 3gm30f
> >
> > While I'm at it, one more question- this is a European engine- are there
> any differences in parts between the European and Japanese engines?
> >
> > Thanks for the help!
> >
> > David Prudden
> > #787
>