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Old 10-12-2009, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by pallen58 View Post
The real engineer asked for a hammer. He told me to press the starter and he gently gave the solenoid a few taps. The engine roared to life.
I have this same problem. See http://www.moyermarine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3602 . Today was the first day we had to use the hammer and our results were just like yours.

We took the boat up the river today and she'll be on the hard by the end of the week. One of the winter projects is to deal with the starter/solenoid problem. I think I'm going to get a new starter and solenoid and rebuild the old starter and solenoid as necessary, keeping it around for a spare. I'll lose the $100 core charge but I'll have the peace of mind that comes with being prepared.

Mark
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