I didn't know that. Bob K in PHX,AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Archambeault" <archambeault@earthlink.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 11:45 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] What Next Ah Ha
> My name is Ray and that alone might tell it all.
> I asked the group why my starter just spun and did not engage.
> A kind soul advised me that the Bendix might be bad.
> This morning I woke up expecting to remove and then purchase a new
> starter.
>
> I had wanted to be able to see the fan blade turn since I had just
> installed a short
> shaft water pump and different fan blade. Not much clearance !
> After carefully removing the coil wire and while standing outside the
> truck along side the starter, I pressed down on the pad under the lever.
>
> It just spun and did not engage.
>
> I settled in for the tedious task of removing the starter, disconnected
> the battery
> which I had charged all night thinking it needed more juice, and got my
> tools set up.
> I had to clean up the garage first as thinking and cleaning dont go
> together. I had made a big mess trying different methods of finding my
> problem and things were scattered all over.
> I had started at seven AM and here it was ten.
> I finally removed the starter and found that the bendix was fine, though
> it was very loose. I had thought that it was jammed when I last
> installed the starter.
> Why did the bendix move so freely. Should't there be a spring ? What
> makes it engage ?
> It is now 11;30
> I finally had someone get in the truck and press the started pedal and
> it cranked OK.
> Most of you now know what my problem was and when you stop laughing I
> will confirm what you have been thinking.
> As I said before my name is Ray. Only Mom called me Raymond and that
> was 50 years ago.
> Have you stopped laughing.
>
> THE FLOOR STARTER LEVER AT THE TOP OF THE STARTER
> PIVOTS AND MOVES THE GEAR FORWARD AND MECHANICALLY ENGAGES THE STARTER.
> You knew that right.!!!!!!! Ah Ha !
> "Where do these people come from" I said it first !!
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