A couple of months ago, my Jag (4.2L Mk1) appeared to suffer a starter fail=
ure.
I drug it back into the garage, and today decided to see if I could figure =
out the exact cause.
I've posted a few pictures here:
https://plus.google.com/photos/117207951299152771926/albums/569795507834665=
9009
One picture shows the starter. =A0 It's missing some bits off the end of th=
e shaft.
The other two pictures show 2 of those missing parts, as seen through my be=
ll housing inspection hole. =A0 Neither of the two parts will fit through t=
he hole.
I also found broken up pieces of cotter pin in there. =A0 Looks like a $0.1=
0 cotter pin failure caused all of this.
So, apparently, the cotter pin failed, allowing at least 2 pieces to eject =
themselves off of the starter shaft, behind the flywheel, into the bellhous=
ing.
Seems like I am going to have to split either the motor or transmission fro=
m the bellhousing to retrieve the parts. =A0 If I am sure I have all the pa=
rts (if there are only two missing from the shaft) I might be able to open =
up that inspection hole enough to drop the parts out.
If I have to split the motor and trans, I think I'll go ahead and put a big=
ger clutch in. =A0 The 4.2 overwhelms this clutch when you really get on it=
(it slips).
And, for many years, I've wanted to put a 5spd into the car, with overdrive=
. =A0 If I have to drop the motor, split the trans apart... well, now sure =
seems like the time to do it... =A0 =A0The conversion, I think, would let m=
e put a more robust, and reliable starter into it too. =A0 I'm running the =
old (from my 2.4) flywheel in there now, along with the old bell-housing, w=
hich left me stuck using the 1959 starter.
Thoughts/ideas? =A0 Who's making a good 5spd conversion kit these days?
Ryan.
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