Hi there,
After going through the forums and the manual, I'm stumped.
I bought a C&C 30 last year. Had some problems with sticking valves. Removed and cleaned the tank, replaced the lines, removed and thoroughly cleaned the carb, added a Racor fuel filter, added MMO to the valves and everything ran great for the rest of the year. Winterized as per manual recommendations.
The boat is on the hard, getting ready for lift in this weekend. I have gone through the checklist in the manual, as well as going over the 'checklist for a troublefree spring start up' that Don posted. Here's where I'm at.
I have good compression on all 4 cylinders. There is raw fuel in the carb. I have checked the filter and the fuel is clean, no water. The oil level is good and clean. I cleaned the points in the distributor cap and they are corrosion-free. I have spark on all 4 plugs, BUT the spark is strong in plug 4, pretty strong in 3, a bit weaker in 2, and very weak in 1. Would this be enough to cause it not to start? Can anyone suggest a possible next step to try?
Also, I'm a bit confused about the "confirm the raw water through-hull closed". As the boat is on the hard, having the raw water through-hull closed seems irrelevant. I have a 5 gal bucket of water in the starboard locker and a hose to the intake side of the pump. As the engine is not starting, the hose is not in the bucket yet. Is this correct? Are we striving to essentially start the engine 'dry'?
Thank you!
Trevor
After going through the forums and the manual, I'm stumped.
I bought a C&C 30 last year. Had some problems with sticking valves. Removed and cleaned the tank, replaced the lines, removed and thoroughly cleaned the carb, added a Racor fuel filter, added MMO to the valves and everything ran great for the rest of the year. Winterized as per manual recommendations.
The boat is on the hard, getting ready for lift in this weekend. I have gone through the checklist in the manual, as well as going over the 'checklist for a troublefree spring start up' that Don posted. Here's where I'm at.
I have good compression on all 4 cylinders. There is raw fuel in the carb. I have checked the filter and the fuel is clean, no water. The oil level is good and clean. I cleaned the points in the distributor cap and they are corrosion-free. I have spark on all 4 plugs, BUT the spark is strong in plug 4, pretty strong in 3, a bit weaker in 2, and very weak in 1. Would this be enough to cause it not to start? Can anyone suggest a possible next step to try?
Also, I'm a bit confused about the "confirm the raw water through-hull closed". As the boat is on the hard, having the raw water through-hull closed seems irrelevant. I have a 5 gal bucket of water in the starboard locker and a hose to the intake side of the pump. As the engine is not starting, the hose is not in the bucket yet. Is this correct? Are we striving to essentially start the engine 'dry'?
Thank you!
Trevor
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