<VV> Fw: Battery good, starter engages, then spins

Ron ronh at owt.com
Mon Aug 16 15:39:33 EDT 2010


Don't forget the yoke with the little round drive pads that wear away.  I've 
reversed yokes, rotated the pads and hopefully extended the life of these 
cheap parts.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Kovacs" <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
To: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 12:33 PM
Subject: <VV> Fw: Battery good, starter engages, then spins


>
> MIKE KOVACS
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
> To: Charles Lee <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
> Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 3:33:05 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Battery good, starter engages, then spins
>
> Charlie,
> I think we need a bit more info:
>
> sometimes it starts on first turn
> sometimes the starter disengages, it does not start.
> when disengaged the starter will spin, but no contact with flywheel.
>
> will it engage on second try, or not?
> if not what happens?
>
> I'm sure others will add to the possibilities.
> If you know how, I'd remove the starter, lube the Bendix mechanism, 
> replace the
> brushes, check the contact points in the solenoid..... This is mostly your
> labor, little $$ involved.
>
> could be poor Bendix
> could be bad flywheel
> could be weak starter
> could be weak solenoid
> MIKE KOVACS
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Charles Lee <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
> To: Charles Lee <Chaz at ProperProper.com>; J R Read_HML 
> <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 3:14:56 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Battery good, starter engages, then spins
>
> Starter engages, turns maybe less than one rev, then nose retracts and
> spins, but is sometimes enough to start.
>
> Sound like a solenoid to you ?
>
> Thanks
> Charlie
>
> 1967 Monza 110 PG
> 2 months and 2 miles so far, but making "progress" (part-time hobby, but
> would like to drive her someday !)
>
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