<VV> usual starter behavior

[Tony Underwood]

At 04:55 PM 6/20/2007, Michael Kovacs wrote:
>  On my '66 the starter starts to turn the engine over then stops 
> like the battery is dead. It only turns for a second or so. I can 
> repeat this process 5-7 times till it fully turns the engine over 
> and the engine starts.
>
>    I can go through dozens of strong starts in a week or two then 
> it decides to repeat the behavior. It is not a true 'dead spot' on 
> the starter, as each turn of the key activates the solenoid and 
> actually engages the flywheel and bumps the engine a bit.
>
>    It is like 'bumping' the engine with the starter to get the #1 
> piston where you want it. I think if it were a bad wire from the 
> battery it would happen more often. Also only on a cold engine, so 
> far. New brushes / lube last year.
>



...flaky solenoid?


tony..