Posted by Petrus on 08/07/20 - 1:17 AM
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Phil T wrote:
Petrus - Note that engines come with a 6 foot battery cable. If your batteries are in the console, it is highly probable there is a hidden splice in the tunnel. I had one that i found after fighting starting issues for a season.
Disconnect the battery cables and pull them out. Visually check to see if there is electrical tape hiding a splice.
Replace the battery cables with the proper gauge cable and then troubleshoot.
Yes, that sounds reasonable. I just talked to the mechanic working on the motor. He cleaned the conections and motor starts on one battery, but stops everytime after about 3 minutes an 10 seconds.
He has changed camchaft sensor, some other sensor I think he said and the charge regulator. Nothing helped. he didn' think the cables are the problem as thera are enough poower to pull the starter. But he wasn't fond of the quick conections on the battery, even though he didn' thinkt that could be the problem.
The work shop is at our summer place, I will go there tomorrow morning and talk to them, see if I can pull the cables out.
I think we did that when the new motor was installed. It was in late december and a lot of frozen wet sand in the channel from previous owner( bought the boat in october) Remember I had to warm up the sand to be able to pull uot all the cables. Think I pulled out everything as it was twisted, and don't remember there were any joints. But worth checking again ofcourse.
What size should it be on the battery cables, is 35 squre millimeters enough or should I go for 50?
Think I will change them anyway. What is the power on a starter?
Edited by Petrus on 08/07/20 - 1:19 AM