We're very interested in a particular Trawler but have a question about the hour meter readings.
It's a twin diesel vessel & one hour meter reads almost 500 hours more than the other.. 15xx vs 20xx.
This strikes me as pretty strange. I asked the broker about it & he told me it wasn't unusual & he often sees it because "even with the engine off, when the key is on the hour meter is running".
In every gas engine I've ever had the hour meter only cycles when it senses current from the spark plug cable so.. if not running = no hours recorded.
Is his statement likely to be true or false?
Should I be concerned about the large difference in the hours?
Thanks for any advice!
It's a twin diesel vessel & one hour meter reads almost 500 hours more than the other.. 15xx vs 20xx.
This strikes me as pretty strange. I asked the broker about it & he told me it wasn't unusual & he often sees it because "even with the engine off, when the key is on the hour meter is running".
In every gas engine I've ever had the hour meter only cycles when it senses current from the spark plug cable so.. if not running = no hours recorded.
Is his statement likely to be true or false?
Should I be concerned about the large difference in the hours?
Thanks for any advice!