sunshine_n_pc
Cadet
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- Jun 30, 2011
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Please help - I've spent most of the day reading and searching this forum as well as THT and just can't find the information I need. The motor has low hours and is in great condition - 'cept it won't start. We've had the motor for about a year and have had no problems with it until now. Last weekend we were going to take the boat out - husband went out to to get ready - it has always been difficult to start but he got it started. He then went down and got some gas in gas cans and returned to top off the tank. He then tried to start it and it wouldn't start. At that time the starter was spinning but it was not engaging the flywheel. He figured it was the starter so he removed it and took it Monday to a mechanic we use when we can't figure it out ourselves. Mechanic has an excellent reputation.
Husband picked up the starter yesterday - they had cleaned it up and put it back together and said it was working fine. He came home and put it on the boat - same thing happened - bendix wasn't engaging the flywheel. He took the starter off again and bench tested it - he said the thought the bendix was not rising high enough to engage the flywheel - it rise higher turned on its side. So, this morning I took it back to the mechanic and he said that it is not the starter - he had checked it out himself. He said to check battery and connections - which is what i had been reading on here too. Husband, at this point, is still convinced it's the starter so I took it to an starter/alternator shop and they bench tested it. I spoke with the owner who tested it himself. He said he felt the starter was good - he said it sounded very strong. He did however, say that it was odd that the metal plate with the identification information on it that is attached to the cylinder part of the starter was under one of the bars - he said that he had never seen that before and questioned if it was put back together correctly - but when he checked the starter he said it was ok.
So, when the husband got home today, we went out to the boat and put the starter back on. This time the starter is turning, it is engaging the flywheel and it is turning over the engine but it won't crank. There is a hesitation when it cranks and then it seemed like the battery just did not have enough juice to start the boat. He put it on both batteries and it was stronger but still not enough to start the boat. He took both batteries, which were just purchased this season, to auto store and had them checked - they both checked out perfect. He came home and put it all back together.
He used jumper cables to bypass the wires and connections - same thing - motor would turn over but wouldn't fire. The starter is heating up and beginning to smoke - the wires on the jumper cables are getting very hot.
He is convinced still that it is the starter.
Any thoughts or ideas? other things to check? husband is very mechanical - we've rebuilt waverunner motors and carbs from reading forums - he has built a lot of car motors - we are just new to this motor and he's not sure about everything yet.
Please help - we're trying to avoid dropping another large bill this week have hungry children who'd like to eat
Husband picked up the starter yesterday - they had cleaned it up and put it back together and said it was working fine. He came home and put it on the boat - same thing happened - bendix wasn't engaging the flywheel. He took the starter off again and bench tested it - he said the thought the bendix was not rising high enough to engage the flywheel - it rise higher turned on its side. So, this morning I took it back to the mechanic and he said that it is not the starter - he had checked it out himself. He said to check battery and connections - which is what i had been reading on here too. Husband, at this point, is still convinced it's the starter so I took it to an starter/alternator shop and they bench tested it. I spoke with the owner who tested it himself. He said he felt the starter was good - he said it sounded very strong. He did however, say that it was odd that the metal plate with the identification information on it that is attached to the cylinder part of the starter was under one of the bars - he said that he had never seen that before and questioned if it was put back together correctly - but when he checked the starter he said it was ok.
So, when the husband got home today, we went out to the boat and put the starter back on. This time the starter is turning, it is engaging the flywheel and it is turning over the engine but it won't crank. There is a hesitation when it cranks and then it seemed like the battery just did not have enough juice to start the boat. He put it on both batteries and it was stronger but still not enough to start the boat. He took both batteries, which were just purchased this season, to auto store and had them checked - they both checked out perfect. He came home and put it all back together.
He used jumper cables to bypass the wires and connections - same thing - motor would turn over but wouldn't fire. The starter is heating up and beginning to smoke - the wires on the jumper cables are getting very hot.
He is convinced still that it is the starter.
Any thoughts or ideas? other things to check? husband is very mechanical - we've rebuilt waverunner motors and carbs from reading forums - he has built a lot of car motors - we are just new to this motor and he's not sure about everything yet.
Please help - we're trying to avoid dropping another large bill this week have hungry children who'd like to eat