"fzbuilder" wrote in message
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Hey all, I have a issue with my starter cranking the engine so slow
that it will not start, then drains the battery. This happens with any
battery I put in it. I even had a Snap-on starter boost charger on it
and still not enough cranking. I ended up wiring 2 batteries in seires
for 24volts and it would crank fast (but still not start), then kill
the batteries after a few times. I am wondering if I have a dead short
somewhere and if anyone has any ideas before I start replacing stuff.
I just replaced the coil and after doing some tests per the Penta Book
and now I have spark, but I am worried to put the 24volts back on and
damage anything. I orginaly put the 24volts on from some advise and
now I hear that can mess up your system. Help Please!!

Lots of other things on the boat may not work now because of 24V's. Is a
bad starter. Take it to a rebuilder and he will fix it. You do not have
the competence to fix it yourself. Chevy starters, and maybe other brands
would get shorts between the armature pieces and draw lots of current,
especially when the engine was hot. You could take a saw blade and clean
the gaps for a cure, but my advice to you is take it to the local autoparts
store and they have testers for starters. Do not buy and automotive starter
as it is not shielded for explosion stuff.