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Old 01-26-2019, 03:48 AM   #21
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Having lived with a 8kw Westerbeke for 20 years I found it useful to have a spare solenoid on board. Suggest you buy one and swap it for the one you have. These seem to go bad every seven or eight years.

Also take a look at your main engine(s) you may find you have the same solenoid on the main and thus the spare will do double duty.
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Old 01-30-2019, 05:38 PM   #22
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Well my technique of diagnosing wiring issues still works. Jigggle wires until you either get it working or see sparks. I jiggled the wires behind the start switch and gave it a try. The solenoid snapped open and she fired right up!

Thanks guys! To think I almost bought a new shut off solenoid.
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... I jiggled the wires behind the start switch and gave it a try. The solenoid snapped open and she fired right up!
Thanks guys! To think I almost bought a new shut off solenoid.
Don`t stop there, get a spare as Bay Pelican suggests. And check ebay, my spare cost 1/7th the price of the "genuine" Chinese made Onan solenoid I bought.
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Old 04-15-2019, 06:56 PM   #24
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westerbeke solinoid

I had the same problem of the solenoid not fully opening fuel valve when i bought this boat po told me you sometimes had to tap the linkage to fully engage it. after several trips into engine room after a day of cruising (hot) i researched problem and found a technical service bulletin that called for adding a wire from start solenoid to fuel solenoid with in line thermal breaker no problems since
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check the relay that drives it...could be a $1 solution
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