Dan Cahn
Veteran Member
I am trying to understand a rather frightening event on our GB 36 with twin FL 120 engines. I was replacing the starboard starter motor that had failed with a cloud of smoke. Start keys were off as well as the circuit breaker for both engines. Disconnected battery cables, removed the starter and started cleaning up. The port engine spontaneously cranked and started. I closed the fuel cutoff by hand and the starter continued to crank. Turned off the batter switch to stop the starter. Nothing had been touched on the port engine and I was no where near it when it started. Nothing fell into the starter to short circuit it. I have been unable to recreate the event but have been leaving the battery cable disconnected from the starter until it can be explained. I would appreciate any good ideas. If this had happened in the middle of the night the boat probably would have burned up.
Dan
Dan