The port engine on my 2010 Challenger 210 430 was having trouble starting this weekend.
Usually both engines start very quickly. The starboard engine acted normally, always starting quickly. The port engine did not want to start. I cranked it for a few seconds, stopped cranking, then tried again. Usually it started on the 2nd or 3rd attempt. Once it started it ran just fine.
This did not happen always, only about every third time I tried to start the engines. We were stopping and starting a lot as the kids where attempting to wakeboard/kneeboard and were falling a lot.
We were mostly towing, so no high rpm usage. The engine started just fine when we first put into the water. We have about 150 hours on each engine. We run premium gas. The plugs and oil were changed before the season started. We're at the lake almost every weekend so we know it normally starts just fine.
Any suggestions for what to look at?
Usually both engines start very quickly. The starboard engine acted normally, always starting quickly. The port engine did not want to start. I cranked it for a few seconds, stopped cranking, then tried again. Usually it started on the 2nd or 3rd attempt. Once it started it ran just fine.
This did not happen always, only about every third time I tried to start the engines. We were stopping and starting a lot as the kids where attempting to wakeboard/kneeboard and were falling a lot.
We were mostly towing, so no high rpm usage. The engine started just fine when we first put into the water. We have about 150 hours on each engine. We run premium gas. The plugs and oil were changed before the season started. We're at the lake almost every weekend so we know it normally starts just fine.
Any suggestions for what to look at?