I just experienced something similar; the starter let loose of one of it's
leads on the armature & wedged itself in the clearance between the armature
core & the magnets. Mine uses a pedal starter, so no solenoid here, but you
might check it also.
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-window
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From: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
To: Ole Truckers <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 9:17 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] "thunk" is rarely a good noise
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> Once again, I'm asking the list for some advice on a problem with my '54
> 1/2 ton, since you guys (and gals) have been very helpful in the past.
>
> I ran into a bit of a problem starting the old girl this morning. It
> occasionally takes me more than one try to get the truck started in the
> morning, especially when it's cold, but this morning, the second turn of
> the ignition key yielded only a dull "thunk," and then nothing.
> Subsequent tries to start made no noise whatsoever. That's where I'm at
> now; I didn't have time to try testing anything before I came to work this
> morning.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on where I should start diagnosing this
> problem, or perhaps an idea of what could be wrong?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Tim Lloyd, omaha@tmbg.org
> "War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and
> multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses." -Thomas Jefferson
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> nature and a betrayal of our responsibility as members of the community of
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