I've got a starter sitting on the floor of my shop that must be a conversion
year. Its the right one for the foot peddle unit but has a bolt on electric
solenoid, I got it with a 57 235 I put in my 51 coupe.
Jon
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob KNOTTS [mailto:raknotts@qwest.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 3:08 PM
To: Ray Archambeault; oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] What Next Ah Ha
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 !!
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between
1941 and 1959
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