On Jun 25, 12:33*pm, Gene Kearns
wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:21:02 -0700 (PDT), fzbuilder penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:





On Jun 22, 11:10*am, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"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!!

Ok...here is the latest. I took the starter off and took it to the
auto store. They tested it 3 times in a computerized machine and it
tested fine (passed) on all levels. Went *home and put the starter
back on then double checked all the electrical and conections. Tried
to start it, but same thing. Pulled all the plugs and wammmm...spins
like crazy. My next step is to pull the valve covers and make sure all
valves are moving. Any thoughts?

Sounds like a plan. If one or more valves aren't moving, you'll have
some damaged pushrods at least. If all of the valves are moving, you
may have some serious valvetrain issues....

Does it even try to fire? IF you're getting firing or backfiring....
I'd look for ignition issues. Does it have a distributor? If so.... it
might be a carbon track.

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If it has valve train issues that are a cranking problem it would not
have cranked with the plugs out. And valve train issues are not
likely to cause a starting problem either as they would most likely
affect just one or two cylinders. It's not time to remove the valve
covers, the symptoms don't suggest that.