John E3
Active Member
I picked up a 7.0 BCGB genset yesterday and need clarity on a very specific thing - Will this run correctly -without- the remote connector (and corresponding boat) connected to it?
I had it running under load, but only if I held the switch on the ON position. Temp sensors and oil pressure are good, so no issues there.
I'm replacing a blown BCTGC and the engine and wiring are nearly identical (except rpm of course) between the 2 models, but I see in the BCTGC manuals that there is a Jumper shown in the wiring diagram when there is no remote On/Off switch panel, but this is conspicuously missing in the BCGB manuals. It seems like a 'no brainer', but it will be quite some time before I will be running it again, and able to confirm if this fixes it, vs hours tracing wires, testing relays, etc. I would expect it to be between pins 2 & 5 (or 11 & 13 for second station) of the remote connector. The BCTGC is hard wired inside the panel, so there is no equivalent connector in my boat. This jumper connects the sensors to the ckt board, hence my no brainer assumption!
Ironically this is the same indication on my dead BCGTC, but in this case it's due to a missing connecting rod, and inability to build oil pressure. Apparently a previous owner blew it up, patched the hole and continued to run, or maybe didn't run it again. The guy I got it from said he used it a little, then then it died and was not able to figure it out. I spotted a patch under the starter and found the patched hole. Sounds normal as long as you hold the switch!
Thanks, John
I had it running under load, but only if I held the switch on the ON position. Temp sensors and oil pressure are good, so no issues there.
I'm replacing a blown BCTGC and the engine and wiring are nearly identical (except rpm of course) between the 2 models, but I see in the BCTGC manuals that there is a Jumper shown in the wiring diagram when there is no remote On/Off switch panel, but this is conspicuously missing in the BCGB manuals. It seems like a 'no brainer', but it will be quite some time before I will be running it again, and able to confirm if this fixes it, vs hours tracing wires, testing relays, etc. I would expect it to be between pins 2 & 5 (or 11 & 13 for second station) of the remote connector. The BCTGC is hard wired inside the panel, so there is no equivalent connector in my boat. This jumper connects the sensors to the ckt board, hence my no brainer assumption!
Ironically this is the same indication on my dead BCGTC, but in this case it's due to a missing connecting rod, and inability to build oil pressure. Apparently a previous owner blew it up, patched the hole and continued to run, or maybe didn't run it again. The guy I got it from said he used it a little, then then it died and was not able to figure it out. I spotted a patch under the starter and found the patched hole. Sounds normal as long as you hold the switch!
Thanks, John