fished a tournament this weekend go to start to come in turn key & nothing happens kept trying & it finally started, turned it off by the ramp same senario have taken it to the dealer won;t do it at his shop. only when i'm at the lake... could it be a bad starting solenoid.... club members think so... help!
I'd recommend that you start by LOAD TESTING the battery. Confirm it's CAPACITY (actual capacity- not what the sticker "says").
Ensure battery cables are CLEAN, engine cable installed FIRST, remaining lugs Largest to Smallest, and connection finished off with a Stainless LOCKNUT (do NOT use wing-nuts).
IF everything above checks out...
Cable connections at the ENGINE end, Solenoid... neutral safety switch (in the control box), keyswitch, or the starter itself are all possibilities.
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the ground on the solenoid i got 2 1/2 turns on, i hope that is it , it is a group 24 battery
two years old, going to go to an optima d27m hope their specs are right 1000 & 800
should do the trick .... thanx.
I'd skip the Optima.... see the following post:
http://www.bbcboards.net/zerot...st-in
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http://www.bbcboards.net/zerot...st-in
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good read
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