In a message dated 7/27/04 6:56:40 AM US Mountain Standard Time, lloydscorvan@yahoo.com writes: > and then the Bendix spring kicks the gear towards the flywheel?Thanks. > What kind of a starter are you referring to? The Corvair starter uses a solenoid to move the starter gear to the ring gear. Also it has no bendix spring! It has an overrunning clutch. Regards, Bob Helt