[TR] Tr3a starters

[David Templeton]

Ah well that makes complete sense now :-P.  So it means that it is running
absolutely perfectly woo hoo

David

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From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net>
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu Aug 19 20:17:05 2010
Subject: Re: [TR] Tr3a starters

> on occasion it does seem to
> start turning then it is like the solenoid pulls the gear off the
> flywheel. I know it isn't that type of starter but it sounds like it :-)
and it
> spins free.

That's just the nature of Bendix starter drives, IMO.  If one cylinder
fires, it kicks the starter "out of gear", even if the next cylinder doesn't
make it.  You then have to back off the button and wait for the starter
motor to quit spinning before hitting the button again.  This is even
mentioned in the handbook (although not very clearly).

I'd forgotten that ... very frustrating if only one cylinder wants to run!
(Typically in cold weather or when the engine is overdue for a tune-up.)
But it happened to me occasionally even in warm weather and a freshly tuned
engine.

-- Randall

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