Hi all...
I have a 2000 340 Sundancer. I purchased it about 10 months ago, has a little over 1000 hours on 7.4 engines.
We live on a floating home on the Columbia River in Oregon so we keep it parked out front. We've had a few days of freezing but I have a
bilge heater and keep a light bulb when below 32degrees. The water temp is around 45 during January.
I had to move it last week and when I did, the Starboard engine cranked over but never started. The Port engine started after about 4 tries. My only concern
to a degree is that both had plenty of voltage in the batteries, but the Starboard engine cranked over a little slower. Maybe 30% slower. It has always been like
the Port engine and starts right up in the summer but takes about 4 tries during the winter.
Any ideas what this could mean? I tried the Emergency switch just to see if it was a battery issue but did not make a difference. It's not frozen up.
Thanks for your help.
I have a 2000 340 Sundancer. I purchased it about 10 months ago, has a little over 1000 hours on 7.4 engines.
We live on a floating home on the Columbia River in Oregon so we keep it parked out front. We've had a few days of freezing but I have a
bilge heater and keep a light bulb when below 32degrees. The water temp is around 45 during January.
I had to move it last week and when I did, the Starboard engine cranked over but never started. The Port engine started after about 4 tries. My only concern
to a degree is that both had plenty of voltage in the batteries, but the Starboard engine cranked over a little slower. Maybe 30% slower. It has always been like
the Port engine and starts right up in the summer but takes about 4 tries during the winter.
Any ideas what this could mean? I tried the Emergency switch just to see if it was a battery issue but did not make a difference. It's not frozen up.
Thanks for your help.