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Boat fires right up ( especially cold), but sometimes doesnt do anything at all.

After plenty of fear, blank stairs by the other riders and luck she will finally crank over.

When she doesnt want to start nothing happens from the key, no crank or click.

I am sure I am not the only one here. Does anyone have a write up? Heard it was the slave solenoid.

Craig

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1996 Four Winns Horizon DLX
Volvo Penta

Merc or Volvo?

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2004 - 288 Vista
Twin - 5.0 Volvo Penta GXi DP

Don't know if this helps, but my tractor does same thing and it's the sylanoid on it. I just tap it but it's right there and easy to smack.

I assume it's on way out and has to cool down to work. They can test it but if ya take it off just change it.

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08' H210SS
VP 5.7Gi

Volvo Alex

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1996 Four Winns Horizon DLX
Volvo Penta

This is good to hear, I had a feeling it was on its way out and temperature was a factor.

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1996 Four Winns Horizon DLX
Volvo Penta

Start with the battery, cables, ground terminal and the terminals on the starter solenoid. Corrosion on any of these components will cause intermittent problems.
If the cables have green corrosion traveling up the wires replace them with Anchor tinned marine cables.
Voltage drop caused by excessive resistance will cause this.

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

What model of Volvo?

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2004 Vista 298
Twin 5.7L Volvo Penta GXi-E

Penta, Ill be gettin specs in a few weeks when I visit her in storage.

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1996 Four Winns Horizon DLX
Volvo Penta

have you checked the man over board kill switch? On my old Horizon 180 the safety harness would occasionally get bumped and cause interment starting. Check to see that the clip is all the way secure, ours would get bumped ever so slightly and not start.

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Rob

Present: 1999 Formula 280SS
Past: 1989 180 Horizon

http://www.robcamerondesign.com

If the kill switch is in place I would try it with the throttle moved a little forward or backward. I took my shift/throttle assembly apart to adjust the drag on the throttle. Normally you would not have to do a full disassembly to get to the adjustment screw but some clown at the factory covered the adjustment screw with fabric. When I reassembled the throttle I had the starter lockout (for when you are in gear) slightly misaligned. Hence no start. Yours may need an adjustment.

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2006 Sundowner 255, 5.7 GXi, 320 hp
"Simply Irresistible"