On 4 Jun 2005 05:13:42 -0700, "richard"
wrote:

For the second time in a month(in about 40 attemps), I have had a
problem when trying to start my engine. I have a 93 Four Winns I/O
(Ford)with king Cobra lower end. when I went to start the engine,
nothing happens, no turning over, no clicking of the starter. Tried
both batteries and one at a time.

I had a similar problem with a Volvo sterndrive. There was a
connector on the engine for the cable to the control panel. The
contacts in that connector had become corroded, and the starter
connection was intermittent - disconnecting the connector and spraying
it with contact cleaner, then connecting/disconnecting it several
times to remove the corrosion solved the problem.


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