CD30 kill switch cable

[Bob Stewart]

The kill switch cable on my 1978 CD30 corodes and is very difficult to operate. It enters the cockpit @ the right rear corner. Has anyone found a better way to kill the engine? Bob S.



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[Ken Coit]

Bob,

You will get better info from CD-30 owners, especially those who have the same engine, but there are solenoid shut down systems from some manufacturers and also as after-market add ons. If you are considering or have an automatic fire extinguishing system for your engine compartment, then you need the shut down solenoid as well.

Perkins has a shut down solenoid for the 4-108; apparently it is an add-on to the injector pump. There is also an after-market bolt-on with linkage to the manual mechanism.

Good luck with this project. Let us know what you decide and how it turns out.

Ken Coit
S/V Parfait
Raleigh, NC

The kill switch cable on my 1978 CD30 corodes and is very difficult to operate. It enters the cockpit @ the right rear corner. Has anyone found a better way to kill the engine? Bob S.

parfait@nc.rr.com

[Dale W]

I fought mine for awile (years) and replaced it with a Yanmar cable. This cable is considerably more flexible because is it not solid wire. The good part of more flexible is that is pulls more easily. The down side is that it doesn't always push as well. To assist in returning to open, I installed a small spring on the back side of the little arm where the cable attaches to the fuel shutoff on the engine. The trick in keeping this arrangement working (school of doing it better the second time) is attaching ties to the cable along it's run so that it is supported and can't develop sharp bends or kinks. Routine lubrication also helps.

Another workable idea that I've considered is to position the shutoff cable to inside the cabin near the companionway on the port side of the engine access area. The resulting cable run would be about 2 feet instead of 12 feet.




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