OK I FINALLY DID IT. My 16 month old daughter just needed to watch that dreadful barney video again while out on or 33 1979 hunter. My boat has two deepcycle batteries and we have an inverter to run or outlets and the great barney videos. well I heard the inverter alarm but thougt it was my pager and ignored it. I drained the batteries so low I could not turn the engine over. Well I say I have the hand crank. Me super dad and stud husband will start the enginge by hand. my pride was not the only thing injured i ripped open my knuckles tryine to turn that yanmar fast enough with the compression lever open and when up to super speed closed them only to wrench my hand back and ego. Has anyone ever successfully manually started one of these #$%^&* engines with the crank or should i trow it overboard for mutiny towards the captain and ego damage with 3 women on board. an engine no starting man capt. john
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the boat! Really not very funny. John, did you try to decompress the engine and turn the engine over with the little battery that was left. It takes almost no juice to crank the engine over with the decompression levels released. Then once the engine is flying you just release the levers and they usually start right up.
the boat! Really not very funny. John, did you try to decompress the engine and turn the engine over with the little battery that was left. It takes almost no juice to crank the engine over with the decompression levels released. Then once the engine is flying you just release the levers and they usually start right up.
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Douglas
Back up
I had asked about manual starting awhile back. The best advice I received was to carry a "jumper box" along for an emergency. Onced charged, these batteries hold their charge for months - and when you are at the slip, you can charge them when needed. Mine came in handy the other week when I left the boat to come home and the battery in my truck was dead.
I had asked about manual starting awhile back. The best advice I received was to carry a "jumper box" along for an emergency. Onced charged, these batteries hold their charge for months - and when you are at the slip, you can charge them when needed. Mine came in handy the other week when I left the boat to come home and the battery in my truck was dead.
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Terry Arnold
Manual starting H33 Yanmar possible, (barely)
Capt John, check the photo forum. I recently posted an article showing a modified crank for the H33 configuration which will crank the engine. I have done it a number of time, but now that the training phase is over, will do it no more until the time of need.
Capt John, check the photo forum. I recently posted an article showing a modified crank for the H33 configuration which will crank the engine. I have done it a number of time, but now that the training phase is over, will do it no more until the time of need.
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Bruce Grant
Agree with Steve
I agree with what Steve says, if you lift the compression levers, you can get the engine spinning. Once the engine is spinning, close the compression levers and the engine should kick over. I've used this trick on my old boat a couple of times and shown a number of folks this trick and am constantly surprised at how many folks don't know about it. BTW, people will buy you a lot of beer for showing them this trick, so keep it quiet and drink free. Regards. Bruce. Neon Moon
I agree with what Steve says, if you lift the compression levers, you can get the engine spinning. Once the engine is spinning, close the compression levers and the engine should kick over. I've used this trick on my old boat a couple of times and shown a number of folks this trick and am constantly surprised at how many folks don't know about it. BTW, people will buy you a lot of beer for showing them this trick, so keep it quiet and drink free. Regards. Bruce. Neon Moon
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Ron
A possible solution
When we bought our H37C with 3 cylinder 30 hp Yanmar the surveyor suggested I cut the compress release rod behind the No.#1 cylinder. He said that when you reach the fastest speed you can while cranking, close the No.#1 cylinder only and the engine will fire, although it will run rough. Then you quickly close the remaining two. I haven't done this yet, but the surveyor who told me about this method is highly respected in this area so I tend to believe it might work... Just a thought... Ron
When we bought our H37C with 3 cylinder 30 hp Yanmar the surveyor suggested I cut the compress release rod behind the No.#1 cylinder. He said that when you reach the fastest speed you can while cranking, close the No.#1 cylinder only and the engine will fire, although it will run rough. Then you quickly close the remaining two. I haven't done this yet, but the surveyor who told me about this method is highly respected in this area so I tend to believe it might work... Just a thought... Ron
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Walt G
Got mine going with minimum throttle
I've managed to get mine going with minimum throttle -- just about closed. Trying to get it started with normal start throttle just caused the free-wheeling engine to stop when I popped the compression release closed. But it did fire off with minimal throttle. Also, it took a few tries, but I surmise that this is because it took a few compression cycles to get the cylinders warm. Hope this works for you.
I've managed to get mine going with minimum throttle -- just about closed. Trying to get it started with normal start throttle just caused the free-wheeling engine to stop when I popped the compression release closed. But it did fire off with minimal throttle. Also, it took a few tries, but I surmise that this is because it took a few compression cycles to get the cylinders warm. Hope this works for you.
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