Can't start
Hey all Just got to boat to get ready for trip and engine won't start. Had a flicker of power to pedestal panel but then nothing. Both house and aux battery banks full charge, all 12V system working...
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Does the low oil pressure alarms sound? If it does then wiring to the pedestal should be OK. I've had a few occasions where pressing the starter button yielded nothing but the low oil pressure was...
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My boat does not have an "ignition fuse". Power for the engine is fed from the battery selector switch to the engine switch (the two large battery switches, port aft) to the large terminal on the...
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Brad, This vintage boat has *two* solenoids between the push button and the starter motor. There is the standard solenoid on the starter that Addison mentioned, and in addition there is another...
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Thanks all. Appreciate the really helpful info. I established that I definitely had power to the panel-low oil alarm on etc. The with the key turned I just wasn't getting anything. I checked for...
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Anyone have a better description of where the "helper solenoid" is located? Maybe an '02 MK2 doesn't have it?
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Jim, I believe that Yanmar started using the "helper solenoid" for the JH2 models and beyond. Your '02 should have one. This item, perhaps more correctly called a relay, is located near the wiring...
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