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1. Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: roadster68 <roadster68@shaw.ca>; Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 21:10:24 -0600; I need help before pulling the starter. Have been restoring roadster since 1999. Rebuilt engine, starter, etc. Had engine rebuilder give me his flywheel as he thought it was in better shape than mine; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00228.html (8,332 bytes)
2. RE: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: "Paul Bauman" <plhbauman@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:45:35 -0700; Check your grounds before pulling the starter. Make sure you have a good heavy cable or strap connection between the chassis, the engine and negative battery cable. If you see a broken strap, replac; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00230.html (9,267 bytes)
3. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: "Fred Schroeder" <roadster@schroeder-family.us>; Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 11:21:55 -0500; Go through the checks described by Paul first. If that all checks out it could be the solenoid switch. Take a large flat screwdriver and tape the shank from the handle on down. Leave about an inch an; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00238.html (9,849 bytes)
4. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>; Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 16:11:49 -0700; Put a breaker bar on the front crank nut and try turning the engine by hand. (as I recall it's a 1 or 1 1/16 inch nut). The engine may be too tight for the starter to spin (no, not a good thing) Don; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00243.html (8,419 bytes)
5. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: "Fred Schroeder" <roadster@schroeder-family.us>; Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 23:34:41 -0500; When the starter was rebuilt was the solenoid replaced? If not the switch might be bad. If the contacts are dirty/pitted the motor might run well with out a load but not with the load of turning over; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00245.html (10,500 bytes)
6. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: roadster68 <roadster68@shaw.ca>; Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 12:58:24 -0600; Hello Fred, I just pulled the starter last night. Can I still do the test on the bench somehow? Larry. -- Original Message -- From: Fred Schroeder To: roadster68 ; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net Sen; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00250.html (10,772 bytes)
7. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: roadster68 <roadster68@shaw.ca>; Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:11:45 -0600; Hello List, Well last night I pulled the started half expecting to see the gear all mashed up from the flywheel. However, it and flywheel looked okay. Both it and the flywheel are very dry. Should th; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00253.html (9,872 bytes)
8. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: "Fred Schroeder" <roadster@schroeder-family.us>; Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:37:50 -0500; Hi Larry, Not really as the starter needs to be under a load. However, you can remove the back of the solenoid and look at the switch contacts. There two or three screws (can't remember which) that h; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00255.html (10,312 bytes)
9. RE: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: "Pete Peters" <ppeters914@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:40:17 -0700; You mention a lot about replacing the wiring harness, but nothing about the grounds. There should be: 1. starter housing to the frame. 2. engine to frame. 3. alternator to ground. There are more, bu; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00267.html (8,943 bytes)
10. Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: roadster68 <roadster68@shaw.ca>; Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:49:49 -0600; Hello Again Fellow Listers, Well I had a friend over on the weekend to try and solve this mystery. He tested the starter w/out a load and it was fine. We then went over to the engine for another look; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00413.html (9,647 bytes)
11. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: "gregs672liter@netzero.net" <gregs672liter@netzero.net>; Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 04:23:10 GMT; Wow Larry. I assume you are trying to turn the engine with the spark plugs out? If not, that will help a lot. You can also remove the distributor and drive gear, rig up an electric drill with a cut o; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00415.html (11,017 bytes)
12. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: roadster68 <roadster68@shaw.ca>; Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 23:30:53 -0600; Hi Greg, Yes, I have had the plugs out, distributor and its drive gear out, alternator and belt removed, car in neutral and clutch pushed in just in case. Engine will not budge in either direction. T; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00419.html (10,960 bytes)
13. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: John F Sandhoff <sandhoff@csus.edu>; Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 23:50:47 -0700 (PDT); Ouch. Sorry to hear that. If you used lots of assembly lube on the bearings, and they weren't too tight to begin with, I kinda doubt it's a seized bearing. However, one item that bit me once: Did yo; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00420.html (10,187 bytes)
14. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:56:42 -0400; Did it turn freely when the engine was freshly rebuilt? FWIW, I would take the engine out of the car, remove the oil pan and check out what's wrong before trying to start it. No sense in breaking a r; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00421.html (8,978 bytes)
15. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: roadster68 <roadster68@shaw.ca>; Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:44:26 -0600; Hi John, I know very little about the type of bearings and clearances. I had the engine built by a roadster guy who once owned the car. He and a buddy who is a porshe mechanic built the engine for me; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00433.html (11,446 bytes)
16. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: roadster68 <roadster68@shaw.ca>; Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:48:49 -0600; would be a little harder to turn at certain points in the revolution. This of course was with spark plugs removed. I have just used a long hose and put some regular 10 30W oil on to each piston top.; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00434.html (9,544 bytes)
17. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: RacerY@comcast.net; Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 21:47:13 +0000; It doesn't take much rotation to pump oil. If you've spun the oil pump by hand, it should have primed. And then gotten pretty hard to turn as it pressurized the bearings. If it didn't get pretty darn; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00440.html (9,126 bytes)
18. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: roadster68 <roadster68@shaw.ca>; Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 21:56:16 -0600; When I was rotating the pump I had oil returns from the lower block connector that normally fed the distributor. But when I let the drill speed up the oil would immediately start rising out of the di; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00445.html (10,013 bytes)
19. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: Keith0alan@aol.com; Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:25:59 EDT; I had the same problem. Is this normal or did I leave out some bit? The engine has worked for years so it's not a big problem. keith In a message dated 9/22/2005 8:57:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, r; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00446.html (8,441 bytes)
20. Re: Starter Problem - '68 - 2000??? (score: 1): Author: racerY@comcast.net; Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:14:37 +0000; I remember making a bit of a mess, then calling it quits. But oil didn't try making a break for it immediately. The oil that comes up the shaft should just be a trickle- the leakage around the shaft; /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00456.html (8,406 bytes)

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