"1989 Sea Ray 340 Sundancer w/
"1989 Sea Ray 340 Sundancer w/ twin Mercruiser 7.4 gasoline inboards. 440 hours maintained well, sitting in covered slip on the Ohio River more than usual this year, today I went to winterize and when I turned the STBD ignition key, the low pressure alarm squealed and gauges fluttered so I knew I had current to the switch, but nothing from the starter. I tried the emergency start, nothing different, tried a couple of times, then reversed the batteries (don't ask me why) and still nothing. I swapped out the ignition switch with the macerator switch (same) switch, still nothing from the starter. I checked the transmission selectors, and they were both in neutral, but after a couple more tries on the key, suddenly the engine fired easily. I feel like I should check the neutral safety switch, but not sure where it is located. Is this a mercruiser part, a transmission linkage issue or does anyone feel like I may have a starter issue? Any help is appreciated. Something tells me the starter is the problem, but I've heard they click or hum or something when they are bad or froze up, I didn't get any sensation when I felt the starter as my son hit the starter switch, and that's why I wonder about the neutral selector switch. Another post had someone wondering about grounds on intermittent no starts when the key has current, and I did have the inboard shaft seals replaced last fall, could that have disturbed the ground? Ran great and restarted fine, I just don't like the idea of it going out next year when I'm on the river instead of at the dock. I feel like I got lucky this time.
PS: I got both engines started and winterized and she's in storage, so this will become a spring project.
Thanks,
Jim"
"1989 Sea Ray 340 Sundancer w/ twin Mercruiser 7.4 gasoline inboards. 440 hours maintained well, sitting in covered slip on the Ohio River more than usual this year, today I went to winterize and when I turned the STBD ignition key, the low pressure alarm squealed and gauges fluttered so I knew I had current to the switch, but nothing from the starter. I tried the emergency start, nothing different, tried a couple of times, then reversed the batteries (don't ask me why) and still nothing. I swapped out the ignition switch with the macerator switch (same) switch, still nothing from the starter. I checked the transmission selectors, and they were both in neutral, but after a couple more tries on the key, suddenly the engine fired easily. I feel like I should check the neutral safety switch, but not sure where it is located. Is this a mercruiser part, a transmission linkage issue or does anyone feel like I may have a starter issue? Any help is appreciated. Something tells me the starter is the problem, but I've heard they click or hum or something when they are bad or froze up, I didn't get any sensation when I felt the starter as my son hit the starter switch, and that's why I wonder about the neutral selector switch. Another post had someone wondering about grounds on intermittent no starts when the key has current, and I did have the inboard shaft seals replaced last fall, could that have disturbed the ground? Ran great and restarted fine, I just don't like the idea of it going out next year when I'm on the river instead of at the dock. I feel like I got lucky this time.
PS: I got both engines started and winterized and she's in storage, so this will become a spring project.
Thanks,
Jim"