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I haven't worked on, or did this in years, since working on my own cars / engines in my late teens, etc. But, in an emergency situation, similar to the OP's engine not turning over, is it not possible to try to short out the solenoid, or bypass the keyswitch, etc in order to see if it will turn over. Of course, if there are larger electrical issues, this may not work.
I would be interested in hearing from someone, knowledgeable about engines, who could descibe any useful procedures (similar to knowing how to jump start a car).
I realize many of us have a manual start option on our diesels. Good luck to anyone who can crank hard / fast enough to turn theirs over. I have tried twice, just for fun, on my Yanmar 2GM, without success. If it were life and death, i would have tried harder, but it wasn't worth ruining a shoulder, just to see!
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