[TR] GT6 engine still seized - Bob Kinderlehrer gets the prize

[Jerrold Le Tourneau]

Andrew-

No the spacer is there.  I turn the ignition key and hear a whirling 
sound but no engine engagement.

Jerry
GT6 Mk1


Andrew Mace wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerrold Le Tourneau <jerrold.letourneau at verizon.net>
>
> My second question regards the starter.  I guess it's done since it
> won't engage the flywheel and turn over the engine.  I have cleaned it
> and tested it by attaching it to a 12 volt battery and seeing it extend
> out to full travel. It seems to be okay but for whatever reason it is
> not turning the engine over.  What am I missing?
>
> ==AM==
> A truly wild-a**sed guess here: any chance you do NOT have the spacer 
> between the starter and engine back plate?
>
> --Andy  Mace
>
> *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
> *Man: Well, no ... It's not so  much of a jet, it's more your, er, 
> Triumph Herald engine with  wings.
> -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus  (22)
>
> Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph 
> Herald Database at its new URL: <http://triumph-herald.us>