[C320-list] Perkins M30 Starter: follow-up
Louis Spitz
aronella at gmail.com
Tue Jun 28 08:18:11 PDT 2016
Can you tell me what battery yo uare using? I have enormous 4Ds, and they are still servicible; when they needreplacement, I don’t want,to spend a fortune. I could live
with $100!
Thanks,
Lou Spitz
# 195 Merry Chase
Nyack, NY
> On Jun 28, 2016, at 10:24 AM, Michael E. Mitch <michael.eastwind at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Always a pleasure to listen to Warren
> On Jun 27, 2016 12:06 PM, "Warren Updike" <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This is a follow-up to my post of 5/29 re. Perkins M30 Starter.
>>
>> I have to admit to another bone-headed oversight, my second this year.
>>
>> It turns out, after removing the starter and having it serviced and
>> reinstalling it, the real problem was. a dead starting battery. Why did I
>> not know this at the start? Because, I violated one of the most fundamental
>> rules in testing a battery: only test battery voltage when the battery is
>> at
>> rest, meaning no charge or load for at least several hours, preferably 24.
>> Of course, the fact that the battery was 9 years old didn't enter my addled
>> mind. So, each time I started the engine in our slip (connected to shore
>> power, of course,) it started right up. After a few hours sailing, nada.
>>
>> I'll make this short. There are two bolts holding the starter. I had to
>> have
>> a mechanic cut the head off one bolt as it wouldn't budge and became
>> galled.
>> Then, to actually remove it, a coolant hose had to be pulled as well as the
>> alternator. Space is tight, but got it done.
>>
>> As a bonus, I got all the connections in the starting circuit cleaned-up,
>> and some needed cleaning.
>>
>> I really don't regret pulling the starter as it is 22 years old. At least I
>> won't be losing sleep over that part for a while.
>>
>> Total cost, about $150 service and parts, plus $100 for new battery. Cheap
>> as boat projects go.
>>
>> Thanks for listening.
>>
>>
>>
>> Warren and Pattie Updike
>>
>> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
>>
>> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
>>
>>
>>
>>
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