[C320-list] Activating glow plugs on 2006 Yanmar 3YM30

[Greg Flanagan]

I have the same setup (close hull number). And yes it does work. However I never knew till a few years ago that I had glow plugs thinking they were a thing of the past and I never used them, as it was, and never had a starting issue. I did have an ignition problem though (8 years ago) but could not find a source for a new ignition until I found a stock one on a rack at West Marine (inexpensive)—exactly the same and worked perfectly as a replacement.

Greg
Hoop Dancer #1076
Sidney, BC

> On May 27, 2023, at 8:59 PM, David Hayes via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> The Yanmar manual says to turn the key to the left for a few seconds to activate the glow plugs for a cold start, but my key will not turn left and there are no marks around the key on the control panel (sticker long since worn off I guess) to tell me if it should. Does anyone else with a setup similar to mine have any suggestions?
> I figure if the key is meant to go to the left then I will look into whether there is any corrosion issue to fix, but there does not appear to be any corrosion issue that I can see.
> Googling Yanmar control panels I cannot find one that looks like mine…maybe custom made for Catalina? I have emailed Warren Pandy to see if he can help.
> Any feedback appreciated.
> Rgds, 
> David Hayes
> 2006 Hull 1087
> Australia 
> 
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