[C320-list] Battery / engine will not start

[Ted Harrison]

Battery switch to off. All cables disconnected at batteries. 


This morning I clean all the connections and battery cables. 

Charged the batteries last night.

Moved the levers to decompress.

Checked the oil and it is not milky. Added half a pint. To top if off.

Reconnected the cables. 

Help with his one: : Now you will not believe it. I was real careful and connected the cables back on the same as before.

Now when I turned the battery switch to number one the engine started. Key was not even turned on. 

Then ran out to the helm to stop it and it would not stop. Turned the battery switch to off and the engine stopped . 

What could I have done ! Or what is wrong ?


Ted Harrison

> On Aug 25, 2016, at 12:49 AM, <rclausen1 at bigpond.com> <rclausen1 at bigpond.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ted
> The levers on top of our Yanmar moves to the back then have someone turn the key as the engine fires up move the levers quickly back towards yourself.
> This is how we start our engine if we have a run down battery.
> 
> Safe sailing
> 
> Teddy Clausen
> Cool Change 294 Port Macquarie Australia
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Ted Harrison
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 8:21 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery / engine will not start
> 
> How do you decompress the engine?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ted Harrison
> 
>> On Aug 24, 2016, at 5:52 PM, <rclausen1 at bigpond.com> <rclausen1 at bigpond.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Decompress the engine
>> Teddy Clausen
>> Cool Change 294
>