A worn starter gear teeth can be the cause as well..
These worn teeth will "chew" their way in the startermotor's gear teeth.
Remove the motor and have a look at the state of the teeth at the flywheel.
Cheers,
Hans
'71 BGT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Hunt [SMTP:paul.hunt1@virgin.net]
> Sent: vrijdag 10 december 1999 11:35
> To: Bill Mills; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Starter hangs in
>
> If it only does it when the handbrake is pulled up then the brake-test
> diode
> has gone short-circuit. This is located (I think) on the RHS firewall up
> behind the dash and had a red/white wire on one end and two green/orange
> on
> the other.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Mills <williem@mindspring.com>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 5:56 PM
> Subject: Starter hangs in
>
>
> > Help for a friend,
> >
> > Tommie's '77 'B has developed a starter problem. When the engine starts
> the
> > starter stays engaged to the flywheel instead of releasing. When the
> car
> is
> > turned off the starter disengages. He has had the starter off and lubed
> > mechanism but the same thing happens again. Any advice would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Bill Mills
> > '74 'BGT
> > Raleigh, NC
> >
> >
> >
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