I'm in the process of purchasing a 33R (#5) and just had the sea trial yesterday with the owner. It has the original Universal 5424 diesel. I believe there's something off with the throttle, as when he was demonstrating the engine shutdown procedure to me, he had to pull aft on the lever for 20 seconds to kill the engine. When I tried it after returning to the slip I was afraid I was going to break off the lever, as I had to pull back really hard on it for that 20 seconds before the engine shut down. I'm hoping that a cable adjustment will take care of that. Would that adjustment be in the pedestal or at the engine?
I didn't start the engine, but showed me the procedure. It looked like the key switch was 3-postion (off/on/start). He stressed that after starting the engine the key switch should be set to off. He explained that the on position turned on the fuel pump, which was only required for starting. That didn't make any sense to me, but I did hear a click when he turned it from off to on prior to starting the engine, which he said was the fuel pump. Is it possible that the click was a fuel solenoid that isn't closing when turned off?
I didn't start the engine, but showed me the procedure. It looked like the key switch was 3-postion (off/on/start). He stressed that after starting the engine the key switch should be set to off. He explained that the on position turned on the fuel pump, which was only required for starting. That didn't make any sense to me, but I did hear a click when he turned it from off to on prior to starting the engine, which he said was the fuel pump. Is it possible that the click was a fuel solenoid that isn't closing when turned off?