<VV> Battery good, starter engages, then spins

[Mark Durham]

That is presuming you have checked  your cable and wiring and there are no
bad wires or corrosion on any connections? I've seen corroded connections do
the same thing. I've seen corrosion work up or down the power cable from the
battery to the point it won't flow the amperage required any more.

The voltage jumps across the corrosion to engage the bendix but then cannot
sustain the "jump" long enough to turn over the car.

Mark Durham

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Mark Durham <62vair at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yep. its worn out. Make sure you take a look at all the moving parts when
> you replace the solenoid, too, as the starter drive lever wears out too.
> Page 85 in Clark's book. If  you are in there, might as well do the whole
> thing, bendix, bearings, brushes, solenoid, etc. Mark Durham
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Charles Lee <Chaz at properproper.com>wrote:
>
>> Starter engages, turns maybe less than one rev, then nose retracts and
>> spins, but is sometimes enough to start.
>>
>> Sound like a solenoid to you ?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Charlie
>>
>> 1967 Monza 110 PG
>> 2 months and 2 miles so far, but making "progress" (part-time hobby, but
>> would like to drive her someday !)
>>
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