I put my overalls on and got down and dirty in the engine 'ole this morning, there's been a fault with engine starting, and reports have been coming through to wiggle the red wire and try again and usually the engine will start. I found an insulated connection with some considerable corrosion and so I went about taking it apart to clean it. First things first, isolate all the batteries so no accidental shorting can occurr, then verify by trying to start the engine. Then, if all is well, procede with loosening the offending connection. I managed to get the nut off and found the connected terminals were very corroded. I cleaned them up with abrasive paper, gave it a squirt of Wobbly Wee 40 and re-assembled it. I switched on the isolators and tried it out and success, it starts with no problem. Only time will tell!
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| Terminals, all a little corroded |
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| This is the starter motor connection. Maintenance done here too. |
While I was down the engine 'ole I drop tested the starter battery, and it's in top notch condition.
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| Lin said... |
..."I've got some more maintenance for you". "What've you broke?" I asked. "Nothing, the coat hooks are loose". "Well come on", I said, "You can do this one". - "This is a screw driver..."
We moved up a bit this afternoon, all of about two miles and moored near Willoughby. We got ouselves nicely parked and N B Serendipity moored up in front of us. I feel some gossip coming on!
More tomorrow.
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Hi Kevin &Lyn
We away from home at mo so only just caught up with your blog. Great stuff and we are very grateful (-and I'm sure we talk for all the other Owners too,) for all the work you are doing but don't forget you're on holiday!!
Great job with the dog ring too.
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