Thanks to all of you who provided suggestions. Interestingly I pulled my start battery and had it tested. I didn't recharge it, just delivered as removed from my boat. Two shops verified 100% condition. I re-installed the battery and first step pulled the yellow wire off the assist solenoid...
Thanks to all of you who provided suggestions. Interestingly I pulled my start battery and had it tested. I didn't recharge it, just delivered as removed from my boat. Two shops verified 100% condition. I re-installed the battery and first step pulled the yellow wire off the assist solenoid...
Thank you for the great suggestions. I've checked some of these and will check others. I'm still looking for something that ties the two no crank engines together.
I pulled my start battery and had it tested. It tested good. It's just damn odd that both starters (engines) don't respond to the key switch. I cannot imagine how but it's like I destroyed both starters by jumping the solenoid. I don't know how safe it is, but I've considered wiring push button...
1st picture shows what has been identified as the assist solenoid. It is on the front of my engine. The second pic shows my starter and the starter solenoid. It's extremely difficult to get a good picture. I don't know if this shows you what you need.
I jumped the assist solenoid #4. I could find three relays clustered close to the assist solenoid. I tried pushing these to reset either no luck. Some have suggested disconnecting the battery completely, perhaps to allow the relay to reset, I don't know. Other input suggested a rely halfway...
Thank you for responding. I now recognize the name. You've responded to other threads I've started, which I appreciate. Simple update is, I'm still boat shopping. We've encountered some radical winter weather which postponed viewing our desired boats. In the meantime, last summer I encountered...
Today I wanted to perform a compression check on my Ford 5L EFI engines. I pulled all the spark plugs. When I used the key to turn the engines over I got a lot of gas fumes from fuel being injected into the cylinders. To avoid this, I used a push button remote switch with alligator clips to jump...
No offense taken. If I thought I had all the answers, I wouldn't ask questions. I think you agree that I cannot even get a complete survey without a sea trial.
Great information. Mainly I needed to know that what I laid out is not standard practice. I haven't purchased a boat it 26 years. I've owned three boats and all were private sellers, no broker involved.
That is exactly how I will do it. I wrote a similar offer on another boat, in that case I lost out to a cash offer, no contingencies. You cannot compete with that unless money doesn't matter. I just wanted opinions on what the broker offered. I was just flabbergasted.
