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Not what I needed during winterization...
So I started the morning fine... motored into the well, crane hauled me out and onto my cradle, quick wash and into the yard. Put away the fenders, organized for winter lay-up, changed the oil, and then got ready to winterize the Atomic 4. Drained the manifold, the exhaust, and opened the impeller pump cover and drained the water out there too. Then got ready to pump antifreeze into the cooling system, but engine wouldn't start. In fact, the blower wouldn't start, neither would anything else on the engine panel. The batteries were showing a charge, there was power to the alternator and starter, all of the house lights were working, etc. It just seems that the whole engine control panel is out. Frustrating... I opened the thermostat cover and poured antifreeze into the cooling system as well as the raw water filter, so at least it would have something, as the nights are starting to get cold. Has anyone ever experienced this or could suggest possible remedies/ things to check?
CheersJohn Pires
C&C 27 mk IV - Ulysses
John Pires
C&C 27 mk IV - Ulysses
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I can't suggest a fix for your electrical problem, but I highly recommend the acquisition of a hand-crank; they can be purchased from Moyer Marine. Good luck.
Ken Pole, Ottawa
1975 Mark III Santiva
Ken Pole, Ottawa
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Check the connections on the back of your control panel, if power to the panel is loose, or disconnected, that will knock out your blower, starter, gauges, etc. I suspect while you were tossing stuff into the cockpit lockers, you knocked a wire loose.
Good Luck!
Ian
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Thanks guys,
That is my plan today, to spend the afternoon in my cockpit locker, checking every connection to the back of the panel. Like you suggest, my sneaking suspicion is that I knocked a wire putting the fenders away. I will look into a hand crank though as well, thanks for the suggestion.
Cheers,
John Pires
C&C 27 mk IV - Ulysses
Last edited by (2010-10-23 09:30:32)
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Problem solved... there was a fuse blown on the wire coming off the starter. Aside from not being able to find a replacement and having to switch the whole thing over to a blade fuse, it was not too bad, all told. Thanks again for the advice!
John Pires
C&C 27 mk IV - Ulysses
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