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On Tue, 18 May 2004 08:48:09 -0500, "Ree-Yees"
wrote: I posted a follup up to my water leaking problem for you. Yesterday evening I removed the starter from the boat. I hooked it up to the battery and it splun freely. I took it down to the autoparts store where they can do a load test. The first run with it it made some terrible grinding noises. The next time all it got was click, click, click. Then we beat it with a hammer and it ran fine with the load but was pulling 5 times of the normal amount of battery power. So the starter is definitly busted. I have a new one on the way that I should be able to pick up today for $200. I couldnt find a mechanic around me that could rebuild them. They all said they woudl have to send it off for a week. So I guess I'll be sporting a new one in my boat if it arrives today. Hopefully that will put me back in the water this evening. Hopefully the new starter is marine rated. Otherwise you run the risk of exposed sparks potentially causing an explosion if gasoline fumes were to accumulate in your bilge. Dave |
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![]() "Ree-Yees" wrote snip I have a new one on the way that I should be able to pick up today for $200. I couldnt find a mechanic around me that could rebuild them. They all said they woudl have to send it off for a week. So I guess I'll be sporting a new one in my boat if it arrives today. Hopefully that will put me back in the water this evening. I was in the same "boat" myself - had to buy a new one to get back on the water sooner rather than later. I suggest you go ahead and get the old one rebuilt anyway - you might be surprised that it would pay off some day when you're in the same position of having a broken starter. It happens... btdt. Cam |
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![]() On Tue, 18 May 2004 08:48:09 -0500, "Ree-Yees" I have a new one on the way that I should be able to pick up today for $200. I couldnt find a mechanic around me that could rebuild them. They all said they woudl have to send it off for a week. So I guess I'll be sporting a new one in my boat if it arrives today. Hopefully that will put me back in the water this evening. By the way, in case you didn't know, the sort of place that generally rebuilds starters (and alternators) is an electric motor rebuild shop - not a "normal" mechanic. In my town, they're listed in the Yellow Pages under "Electric Motors - Dealers and Repairing". Rather than relying on my mechanic to take care of it, I've been able to save several days - even up to a week - in this process by calling around the shops and finding one that can take the project sooner than others, and hand carrying the starter myself to that shop. My mechanic is a good guy and excellent mechanic. But like most parts of his business, he has a re-build shop he tends to deal with and takes whatever scheduling they offer. Sometimes that's several days slower than another shop could do it. He just doesn't mess with calling around for stuff like this. Also, it might be a full day before he actually takes the starter over to the shop. Last time I needed this done, I was able to get it done by the end of the next day vs. the approximately 5 or more days it would have taken if it had followed a more passive route with my mechanic. The rebulid shops in my town marinize the ones intended for boats. There's fairly minor - but significant - differences between automotive and marine starters, and the cost difference for rebuilding is small. Good luck, hope you're back on the water soon. Cam |
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