matt_southbound
Junior Member
Hi all,
I've got a 1981 Universal 5411 11HP inside my Ericson 28+. About 2 weeks ago, trying to come out of a lock after killing the engine to wait, my engine wouldn't start - very unpleasant. After a bit of troubleshooting (checking connections, trying to jump the solenoid) nothing would work, so I gave the solenoid a few taps with the hammer, and the engine came to life.
I've been cruising, and was finally able to get to a starter/alternator specialist 3 days ago. He had the starter working perfectly on the bench, and after reinstalling it, I started the engine and killed it several times to make sure it was consistent. After dropping the anchor and killing the engine for a lunch break, the starter wouldn't do anything.
Here are the symptoms: when it won't start, there is nothing. When I try jumping the starter, nothing happens, but there is a clicking sound near the battery selector switch. The problem occurs primarily when the engine is hot, after a long time motoring, but it has failed to start cold on a couple of occasions. In the beginning, it would start up again after waiting a few minutes, now I typically have to wait overnight. Tapping the solenoid with a hammer seemed to work in the beginning, but after a while, as the problem generally got worse, this did nothing (I have not tried the hammer trick since getting the solenoid repaired.
I've had the starter and solenoid looked over and repaired, and have checked and cleaned all the connections I can think of.
I just have no idea what the problem is now! Any help very much appreciated.
- Matt
I've got a 1981 Universal 5411 11HP inside my Ericson 28+. About 2 weeks ago, trying to come out of a lock after killing the engine to wait, my engine wouldn't start - very unpleasant. After a bit of troubleshooting (checking connections, trying to jump the solenoid) nothing would work, so I gave the solenoid a few taps with the hammer, and the engine came to life.
I've been cruising, and was finally able to get to a starter/alternator specialist 3 days ago. He had the starter working perfectly on the bench, and after reinstalling it, I started the engine and killed it several times to make sure it was consistent. After dropping the anchor and killing the engine for a lunch break, the starter wouldn't do anything.
Here are the symptoms: when it won't start, there is nothing. When I try jumping the starter, nothing happens, but there is a clicking sound near the battery selector switch. The problem occurs primarily when the engine is hot, after a long time motoring, but it has failed to start cold on a couple of occasions. In the beginning, it would start up again after waiting a few minutes, now I typically have to wait overnight. Tapping the solenoid with a hammer seemed to work in the beginning, but after a while, as the problem generally got worse, this did nothing (I have not tried the hammer trick since getting the solenoid repaired.
I've had the starter and solenoid looked over and repaired, and have checked and cleaned all the connections I can think of.
I just have no idea what the problem is now! Any help very much appreciated.
- Matt