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Originally posted by gt40KS gt40KS wrote:

Well, she must be properly tuned then lol ....   But still, I'm curious and concerned.   It feels as though if it didn't start after that 1 or 1 1/2 revolutions that the battery wouldn't have the power to continue, which is the troubling part - plenty of juice.


Well, if you want to find out if it'll keep cranking, why don't you pull your coil wire and turn the key?

You'll see if the engine will crank for let's say 10 or 15 seconds with no problem or if in say 5 seconds the starter won't crank it over any more.

Kinda a quick and dirty test to answer your curiosity and concern

After that you can decide what you may or may not need to do.
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Originally posted by gt40KS gt40KS wrote:

Originally posted by SNobsessed SNobsessed wrote:

Before buying a starter, check the voltage drops across the cables, also could be bad contacts in the solenoid. You could have corroded connections or cables.


Yeah, buying a starter was going to be a last ditch, especially since the engine has never failed to start in just one revolution. I have checked the contacts & cables and they are tight with no corrosion.

I agree with Chris. He said "voltage drop"!!!
So does Paul!!
Originally posted by gun-driver gun-driver wrote:

The info chris gave you is a good start.


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The info chris gave you is a good start.
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Originally posted by SNobsessed SNobsessed wrote:

Before buying a starter, check the voltage drops across the cables, also could be bad contacts in the solenoid. You could have corroded connections or cables.


Yeah, buying a starter was going to be a last ditch, especially since the engine has never failed to start in just one revolution. I have checked the contacts & cables and they are tight with no corrosion.
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Originally posted by gun-driver gun-driver wrote:

If properly tuned a GT-40 with the proper fuel pressure starts on the first turn of the starter 9 out of 10 times. Shouldn't have to crank more than a revolution or 2 at most.


Well, she must be properly tuned then lol ....   But still, I'm curious and concerned.   It feels as though if it didn't start after that 1 or 1 1/2 revolutions that the battery wouldn't have the power to continue, which is the troubling part - plenty of juice.
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If properly tuned a GT-40 with the proper fuel pressure starts on the first turn of the starter 9 out of 10 times. Shouldn't have to crank more than a revolution or 2 at most.
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Before buying a starter, check the voltage drops across the cables, also could be bad contacts in the solenoid. You could have corroded connections or cables.
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Since the day I bought the boat, the starter seems abnormally slow, almost like the battery is very low. Both batteries always register 12.7 to 12.9 volts before starting and the engine starts just fine, every time. But it makes me a bit nervous because even with the dual battery setup I installed, I'm afraid the starter may give out while I'm in a remote area somewhere.   Is it normal for the GT40's to crank so slowly or maybe the starter is old and weak? Or is it perhaps something else ....

Thanks for your input
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