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Simon L
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Posted: 25 April 2019 at 09:52 |
Hi all - looking for some advice.
I'm not sure if this is another version of the Unlucky Captain MDI issue, or a new one. Three times now, I have had a heart stopping moment: I turn on the engine controls, and it pre-heats as normal giving me the beep. But when I press the start button, all power to the control unit is immediately lost, as if I hit the off button. Of course one immediately assumes that the battery must be dead, or a fuse blown, but each time, if a I go back a few minutes later and just start again, turning the unit on in the normal way, it all works just fine and starts the engine without issue. Clearly this is much better than not being able to start the engine, but it's unnerving, and I don't want to just ignore it in case one day it won't reset itself. Does anyone have any experience of this? Suggestions as to what it might be? Suggestions to stop it happening? Many thanks! |
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Konstantin
Captain Joined: 24 August 2014 Status: Offline Points: 223 |
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Hi Simon, you may want to check this post from High Time - he eventually solved the problem locating the bad connection.
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Simon L
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Many thanks Konstantin - I see that I even replied in that thread!
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Konstantin
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You may also want to check if you MDI is in the recall campaign:
From VP service bulletin: Mechanical Diesel Interface (MDI) might not work as intended due to multiple intermittent failure modes. MDI failure occurs unexpectedly and might cause inability to start, sudden engine stop, display issues, etc. Concerned products Part No on Product D2-50F 40869671 D2-55F 869647
Serial number range 5102029462A to 5103958665A 5102030619B to 5103987464B 5102033076C to 5103999917C 5102160530Y to 5102160692Y NOTICE! Not all engines within the serial number range are affected. Before starting any work, check the engine serial number in Product Center to determine if the engine is affected by this or any other campaign. |
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Simon L
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I have a D2-40, so from the above I presume there is no recall??
I'll check the part number anyway - I guess it's likely to be the same part on many engine types. |
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Konstantin
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Oh, good you asked! I posted an extract assuming you have D2-55 or 50, my fault. Here is complete bulletin. D2-40 mentioned in it. I have D2-75 but my MDI's serial number is not in the recall range.
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Simon L
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Konstantin - very much appreciate your input - thank you.
Simon |
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J&J
Sub Lieutenant Joined: 10 June 2014 Location: Auckland Status: Offline Points: 17 |
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FYI I carry a spare MDI and have also fitted the push button starter modification that other posts have shown in this forum , ironically I havnt had to use either since we tracked our problem down to a faulty temp sensor on the motor - you can check if its this by detaching the sender wire
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