<VV> Just for starters

[Michael Kovacs]

I'd just pull the starter and see just how dirty things are. If you know how take it apart, check it internally. A bit of lube in the solenoid and bushings may help. PG and Std are the same starter.
 MIKE KOVACS 



----- Original Message ----
From: jryall <jryall at juno.com>
To: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2009 11:45:38 AM
Subject: <VV> Just for starters

My car would not crank over the other day.  The solenoid only clicked. 
At first I thought that the battery was dead but that was not the case. 
The starter seemed to be jammed.  Today, I just rotated the engine a few
degrees with the fan belt and the starter worked. What causes the starter
to hang up like this?  It only happens rarely.  The car is a powerglide. 
Is there a cure?  Is it possible that the spring in the solenoid is not
strong enough to retract the starter from the ring gear under certain
conditions?

John Ryall