SabrToothSqrl
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On my dash, I'm missing what should be a voltage gauge for port. Which is also my house battery on my 2001 292.
I'm just wondering if it was Formula that omitted this, or the guy who had it before me and redid all the gauges. He did a lot of 1/2 ass stuff, (some even 1/4 ass) so it wouldn't surprise me if he just skipped 1 gauge if he could.
Anyway, the issue is that port really didn't want to start last time out, so I put in a new hybrid battery, since it's starting and house on one. Then after I cleaned up and put away all my tools, and wanted to go for a quick trip out... starboard. CLICK. CLICK. Nothing. I bridged them and it started, but then thought better of it, and just went and got a starting battery for it. same day. So now 2 brand new batteries. (Old ones were from when I got it, so maybe 2017)
Both ran fine for a few trips across 3 days.
Today, after lunch, battery switches off, Port. CLICK. WHAT. THE ... FUDGGEE?
I got starboard started, bridged, and still no start. I rev'd Strb up to 2k and let it charge up port for a few min. started port, and un-bridged the batteries.
Drove back to home base, and batteries off, went for a swim, and an hour or so later, both fired up fine.
Port Alternator was replaced when it failed causing the engine to be unable to be shutoff with the key in 2019. OEM. So, while I suspect it could be failed/failing, I'd hate to think I got 2 years out of it.
Starboard Alt was replaced 2021 due to belt squeal.
TLDR: I'm going to put a multimeter at the battery and at the alternator engine off/on soon as I can, but WHY ISN'T THERE ONE ON THE DASH?!
In 5 years at the marina, I've never had/used an onboard charger. We sit all day with radio on (not blasting) 4-6 hours, and 99% of the time it would fire up just fine.
Interestingly: Port used to stall at hot startup, with varying RPM, even after a NEW base engine, fuel pump, pressure reg, plugs, distro, wires, fuel cooler, etc. etc etc. etc.
Anyway, now it hasn't stalled once, so I do wonder if while the battery started it, it wasn't strong enough to fully run the fuel pump while at low idle, before the alternator could take over at higher RPMs. Because usually if I gave it just a little throttle, it would run up fine. so alternator had put out more power to run the pump? just a theory.
anyway, good times.
I'm just wondering if it was Formula that omitted this, or the guy who had it before me and redid all the gauges. He did a lot of 1/2 ass stuff, (some even 1/4 ass) so it wouldn't surprise me if he just skipped 1 gauge if he could.
Anyway, the issue is that port really didn't want to start last time out, so I put in a new hybrid battery, since it's starting and house on one. Then after I cleaned up and put away all my tools, and wanted to go for a quick trip out... starboard. CLICK. CLICK. Nothing. I bridged them and it started, but then thought better of it, and just went and got a starting battery for it. same day. So now 2 brand new batteries. (Old ones were from when I got it, so maybe 2017)
Both ran fine for a few trips across 3 days.
Today, after lunch, battery switches off, Port. CLICK. WHAT. THE ... FUDGGEE?
I got starboard started, bridged, and still no start. I rev'd Strb up to 2k and let it charge up port for a few min. started port, and un-bridged the batteries.
Drove back to home base, and batteries off, went for a swim, and an hour or so later, both fired up fine.
Port Alternator was replaced when it failed causing the engine to be unable to be shutoff with the key in 2019. OEM. So, while I suspect it could be failed/failing, I'd hate to think I got 2 years out of it.
Starboard Alt was replaced 2021 due to belt squeal.
TLDR: I'm going to put a multimeter at the battery and at the alternator engine off/on soon as I can, but WHY ISN'T THERE ONE ON THE DASH?!
In 5 years at the marina, I've never had/used an onboard charger. We sit all day with radio on (not blasting) 4-6 hours, and 99% of the time it would fire up just fine.
Interestingly: Port used to stall at hot startup, with varying RPM, even after a NEW base engine, fuel pump, pressure reg, plugs, distro, wires, fuel cooler, etc. etc etc. etc.
Anyway, now it hasn't stalled once, so I do wonder if while the battery started it, it wasn't strong enough to fully run the fuel pump while at low idle, before the alternator could take over at higher RPMs. Because usually if I gave it just a little throttle, it would run up fine. so alternator had put out more power to run the pump? just a theory.
anyway, good times.