Starter motor question

[mudnut]

Hey, Cuppa, I'm interested to find out what you have discovered about the problem.

[Cuppa]

Hey, Cuppa, I'm interested to find out what you have discovered about the problem.

Nothing as yet mudnut. Have put off the job of crawling under the bus because of a) it's been freezing cold & b) I took a chunk out of my thumb doing some woodwork (with cold hands).

Cuppa

[mudnut]

That's no good, what were you making?

[Cuppa]

That's no good, what were you making?

A bottom rail of a window to replace the rotted out one.
I have one of those portable Triton 'Superjaws' vices & caught myself in it's mechanism taking a chunk of flesh out of the face of the thumb. Amazing how disabling such a 'minor' injury can be.

Cuppa

[mudnut]

Youch !! Cringing at the thought of that, mate. Hope it heals quickly.

[Dales300exc]

You don't need to remove spark plugs, glow plugs or anything else to turn over an engine. Your turning it slow enough that any cylinder pressure is bled off past the rings before you try to move it again.

Replace a starter the other week on a small truck due to this. Ring gear had minimal wear.