I guess experience is the best teacher.......and it should be, since it
costs the most!!! (Thanks for the advice.)
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From DLancer7676 at cs.com <DLancer7676@cs.com>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, April 21, 2000 10:56 PM
Subject: NEVER Reverse your Flywheel Ring!!!
>I want to thank everyone for sending ideas and suggestions recently as to
how
>to fix my Midget 1500 that was making the knocking sounds. After
discovering
>that the problem was likely the flywheel, I bought a used one, had it
>resurfaced, and, you will remember, had the ring turned around at the
>machinist's suggestion.
>
>Several of you didn't like the idea of turning the flywheel ring
around--some
>just because it didn't sound right, and others because of the extra heat it
>would take to remove the old ring. Well--I spent the ENTIRE DAY installing
>that flywheel and reinstalling the engine, overcoming several obstacles in
>the meantime, got it all back together--electrical connections,
>everything--ready to START that beastie!
>
>Turned the key starter and "RRRrrrrrr. . ." Sort of a quick grunt and
>everything stopped. We tried to roll the car in 4th gear to turn over the
>motor and it wouldn't budge! Tried rocking the car and it still wouldn't
>budge!! My best guess??? The real damned reason for NOT TURNING THE
>FLYWHEEL AROUND!!! Has nothing to do with heat. It has to do with the
fact
>that on a NEW flywheel, unbeknownst to me, the teeth toward the starter
>pinion are BEVELED and the other side is not!!
>
>So now I have a Midget with a jammed starter that I am in all liklihood
going
>to have to
>re-remove the engine from, pull the flywheel, and take it to have the ring
>re-reversed!!! SO THERE!!! NEVER reverse your flywheel ring to expose the
>starter to new teeth. That side is square and not beveled and will sieze
>your starter!
>
>This is my theory of course, and it will bear checking when I get back to t
he
>car and pull the starter, then probably the engine. If anyone is
>interested, I will keep the list posted!
>
>--David C. 8^(
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