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#105308 - 08/06/07 06:28 PM Starter Trouble
DCR Grease Monkey Registered: 06/14/07 Posts: 14 Loc: WI	I have a 1930 Coach. When trying to start the car, the starter is turning but it is not engaging the engine. Any ideas what the trouble could be?
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#105316 - 08/06/07 07:37 PM Re: Starter Trouble [Re: DCR]
Junkyard Dog Registered: 11/23/01 Posts: 20032 Loc: Eagle Point, Oregon	Yep.....it is probably your Bendix drive. It is either not engaging the flywheel due to a bad Bendix drive, or the teeth on the flywheel could be defective. Pull the starter and try it on the floor with it attached to a 6 volt battery. Engage the starter switch and see if the Bendix drive gear slams all of the way to the end of the nose cone. If it does then check the teeth on the flywheel. You also might want to check the Bendix spring to see if it is either twisted or broken (that is common problem with the 714L model starter). $;\)$ $\:\)$ _________________________ The Mangy Old Mutt "If It's Not Junk.....It's Not Treasure!"
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#105331 - 08/06/07 10:25 PM Re: Starter Trouble [Re: Junkyard Dog]
AntiqueMechanic Registered: 12/02/01 Posts: 7716 Loc: Vancouver, WA	Also check the two bolts on each end of the Bendix spring. They should be tight and locked. _________________________ RAY Member Chat Group - Non-Geographical Region Chevradioman http://www.vccacolumbiariverregion.org/ If I had known that growing old would be this much fun---I'd have done it sooner!
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#105355 - 08/07/07 07:08 AM Re: Starter Trouble [Re: DCR]
DCR Grease Monkey Registered: 06/14/07 Posts: 14 Loc: WI	Thanks for the info.
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#105356 - 08/07/07 07:09 AM Re: Starter Trouble [Re: DCR]
Junkyard Dog Registered: 11/23/01 Posts: 20032 Loc: Eagle Point, Oregon	You bet, and good luck! $;\)$ $\:\)$ _________________________ The Mangy Old Mutt "If It's Not Junk.....It's Not Treasure!"
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