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Old 07-16-2014, 08:29 PM   #5
stone beach
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try and turn your stbd engine over manually, is it free to turn ?

are the port and stbd batteries separated or paralelled (by em op switch if fitted)? does the same thing happen in both cases ?

with the batteries not paralelled, when you turn the stbd engine switch to run position, check the volts on panel voltmeter, should be around 12 - 13, when you go to the start position what happens to the volts reading ? dont hold in start position if engine is not turning for more than a second or so, damage will result, should be around 10 when engine is cranking, if it dies battery may be undercharged or faulty or engine/ starter cant turn....when you said "a click" do you mean a single click or probably more a clunk!! as the starter engages or did it click repeatedly?? the latter is a sign the battery may be undercharged. if you are sure the battery is in good shape the engine may be siezed or the starter is siezed (unlikely). As you know the port battery is OK if you can parallel them this will remove the battery questions from the equation.

check also the port engine voltmeter readings in run position when first turned on and then while cranking as your meters are unlikley to be accurate so dont focus on the numerical value too much but you should see similar things happening on both sides

you mention smoke at the starter, if the starter body was very hot that sounds like you actually have plenty of power getting there and all electrical stuff is working but not enough power to turn the engine for probably a mechanical reason, thus the first question
However "smoke" can also come from the repeated operation, click click click etc without the starter casing getting hot this more typically points to a flat or faulty battery . check the engine is free to turn mechanically before anything else
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