Diesel starts on its own! Boat needs an exorcism.
- Thread starter SycloneDriver
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I can't figure out how to remove the instrument panel. Doesn't appear to have screws in the corners.
It's in a very awkward place. Had to remove the wheel.
Ideas?
It's in a very awkward place. Had to remove the wheel.
Ideas?
The engine panel is glued in. Rats!
I pulled the ignition switch out and took it apart. Of course the plastic cracked. I found a little water inside it. I blew the water out and drilled a small drain hole in the very bottom of it. Then I glued it back together. Gonna have to find a new switch.
The switch didn't have any significant corrosion inside. The way the switch works internally, as it ages, I can see this type of failure happening. What I'm trying to say is when this switch gets old and fails the contacts will close, potentially start the engine like mine did.
There isn't a lot of room to work. I did find some extra wire and a connector in the back of the boat. It looked good. There isn't enough room to work on it. If it proves to be a problem I'll have to cut the connector out and pull the slack into another part of the boat where i can work on it. The connector isn't a trailer plug BTW.
Time to put the boat back together.
I pulled the ignition switch out and took it apart. Of course the plastic cracked. I found a little water inside it. I blew the water out and drilled a small drain hole in the very bottom of it. Then I glued it back together. Gonna have to find a new switch.
The switch didn't have any significant corrosion inside. The way the switch works internally, as it ages, I can see this type of failure happening. What I'm trying to say is when this switch gets old and fails the contacts will close, potentially start the engine like mine did.
There isn't a lot of room to work. I did find some extra wire and a connector in the back of the boat. It looked good. There isn't enough room to work on it. If it proves to be a problem I'll have to cut the connector out and pull the slack into another part of the boat where i can work on it. The connector isn't a trailer plug BTW.
Time to put the boat back together.
Some ignition switches (e.g., Cole-Hersee) already have a drain hole, which is to be installed with the drain hole pointing down. Is it possible that your switch alrady has such a hole and that it was mounted upside down?
My back is killing. I wanted to also change the fluids and all the filters. Not sure thats gonna happen.
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I went home, my back just couldn't take anymore boat yoga. I also forgot my filter wrench.
After doing a little more research I'm not convinced that the switch that the was the problem.
One thing I didn't share earlier. When I first got to the boat I put a meter on the solenoid wire after I turned the batteries on. It had 13.6 volts on it. I pulled the wire off of the engine fuse and I could hear the starter relay (not the starter solenoid) click. It did this several times and then quit. This tells me that the problem is beyond the relay toward the ignition switch. There is one more connector directly behind the relay. It is possible that while I was messing the fuse lead I wiggled the harness and cleared the short. I will take a good look at it next time I get back to the boat. It sure would have been nice if it would have stayed in failure mode.
After doing a little more research I'm not convinced that the switch that the was the problem.
One thing I didn't share earlier. When I first got to the boat I put a meter on the solenoid wire after I turned the batteries on. It had 13.6 volts on it. I pulled the wire off of the engine fuse and I could hear the starter relay (not the starter solenoid) click. It did this several times and then quit. This tells me that the problem is beyond the relay toward the ignition switch. There is one more connector directly behind the relay. It is possible that while I was messing the fuse lead I wiggled the harness and cleared the short. I will take a good look at it next time I get back to the boat. It sure would have been nice if it would have stayed in failure mode.
Regarding the comments about possible water damage to the switch, I have a possible idea to limit that in the future.
Does the boat already have some sort of hinged or similar rain-and-spray cover for this panel?
I built one for ours, with a fabric cover for when the boat is at the dock.
Two related projects; just click on each link.
www.ericsonyachts.org
www.ericsonyachts.org
So far, so good.
Sidebar: friend of mine used to say that each project should justify one new tool (!), and yours should now deserve a jetted hot tub!!
Does the boat already have some sort of hinged or similar rain-and-spray cover for this panel?
I built one for ours, with a fabric cover for when the boat is at the dock.
Two related projects; just click on each link.
O34 - UV & Rain Protection for the Engine Panel
We just added a rain and UV cover for the instrument panel. ** Refer to Prior blog entry : 8-3-18. :cool: This canvas was made by the guy that did our recent dodger and used the same color and trim scheme. He does very good work. I gave him a...
O34 - New panel cover for engine gauges
The new engine panel fits differently than the old Universal one with its recessed gauge and switch molding. There was never any plan to reuse the old panel even if we had chosen to repair the old engine -- wiring harness was shot and all the...
So far, so good.
Sidebar: friend of mine used to say that each project should justify one new tool (!), and yours should now deserve a jetted hot tub!!
Fast - It does not have a cover for the engine panel, other than the bimini. I though about adding one. though.
I'll check yours out. The links are currently not working, site appears down.
Thanks.
I'll check yours out. The links are currently not working, site appears down.
Thanks.
Apologies. I forgot that the site is being upgraded, and that access was being stopped for everyone...
It should be back on line Monday am.
The ONLY thing I understand about it is that it is on the teevee. Other than that, I got nuttin'!
I actually went to wikipedia and read the rules. Now I understand even less... Isn't it like mah jongg on ice?
@Stu Jackson , there is a curling club in Duncan that will happily give lessons. I think you have to curl at least once to get landed immigrant status
It is shuffle board on ice. My experience is there is beer involved but I haven't played since university.The ONLY thing I understand about it is that it is on the teevee. Other than that, I got nuttin'!
I can't imagine how this thread came to Curling but it reminded me that I had a girlfriend (long ago), from Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Paulette was also a Curler and took me to a 'match'. There was beer, there was cigarette smoke, and there was curling.
I don't remember much of the curling, but I do remember Paulette.
Paulette was also a Curler and took me to a 'match'. There was beer, there was cigarette smoke, and there was curling.
I don't remember much of the curling, but I do remember Paulette.
