[Shotimes] starter

[Ron Childs]

It is the starter motor itself; specifically, the mechanism that moves the gear on the starter forward to engage the flywheel. I used to have to try mine a second or third time to get it to engage sometimes,  until it was replaced. If it were the solonoid, the starter would either not run or run continuously.  BTDT
 
-Ron Childs  '91


van Oss <vanOss@centurytel.net> wrote:
My 91 has, a couple of times recently, misbehaved at the moment of engine
start. Felt like the starter was not engaging the flywheel. I could hear
that the starter motor was turning, but the flywheel was not engaged. Most
of the time it's fine, especially if I pause a second or two between turning
the key to RUN and then to START.

145K, most of the sensitive things on the engine recently replaced. Gotta
be the cables, solenoid, or the starter motor itself. Solenoid is cheap and
easy. (Hey, how many of your parts can you say that about?) Any other
advice?

I'm thinking, swap the main cables, then maybe the starter. An issue for me
is that if it's going to fail this winter, I'd rather deal with it now.
(George, shut up.)

Any advice beyond "swap til you drop" appreciated.

Joseph van Oss
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