Hi Bert,
I have had this similar behaviour with my '66 Ford Cortina 1500 long ago.
The metal mechanics of the starter were broken (in Dutch gebroken).
At these days it was easy to go to the scrapyard and find a replacement
type.
Be careful to continue like this.
You might damage the starter gears and that's a costy repair!
Cheers,
Hans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bert Palte" <palte@gmx.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 4:14 PM
Subject: Starter Motor Disengages Too Easily
> [Only Very Slightly OT]
>
> Hi fellow listers,
>
> I'm having a problem currently with a car with a Lucas starter motor,
> Model M35G,
> (_not_ the pre-engaged type with the solenoid on top of it, where the
> solenoid also
> shifts the gear into active position but rather it is a starter motor
> where the solenoid
> has been placed elsewhere).
>
> The problem is that upon the very first firing of the engine, the gear
> disengages,
> so that the starter motor continues to spin at much higher RPM,
> but without spinning the engine, so that the engine will not start.
>
> I have owned the car for almost 28 years now, but it has not been driven
> for the last 22 years.
> When I remember correctly, the car has been doing this occasionally when I
> still used it as my daily driver,
> until 1982 or so, but not to this extent where I can't get the engine
> started any more.
>
> Before taking the starter motor apart: does anyone have an idea?
> I checked and adjusted the ignition timing so that shouldn't be the cause.
>
> The car is a 1972 Sunbeam Sceptre [Hillman Hunter based].
>
>
> Bert
> who also has a 1970 MGB
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