This morning my starter (S3) would spin but not engage. I've had this problem before, both times after I've been puddle jumping and forgot to put the flywheel plug in. Could that be related? Didn't have time to fool with it too much as I had to get to work. I tried tapping the starter with a hammer/screwdriver but no luck. Any suggestions?
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mine does the same thing on my 1966 88 every time the temp. gets below 20 degress for the first startup, after that its okay til the next morning.Comment
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Originally posted by bmohan55Got a chance to look at it over lunch, and read my 1962 Green Bible, it appears that I have to take off both exhust and intake manifold?99 D1
73 Series III 88"
95 RRC LWBComment
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I had a bout with bad starters for a while and probably removed and refitted them 25-times, you definetely don't need to remove the exhaust or the down pipe, you neet to turn the steering to give you some more room and then wiggle things around in a certain sequence- kind of like a chinese puzzle. It is easier with the later starters too.Comment
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Depending on whether you are a procrastinator or not, you may want to consider a new real main seal at some point. This is the origin of the starer problem. Oil leaking by the seal is flung around the bellhousing by the flywheel. The oil that hits the starter shaft congeals when the temp drops, making the bendix drag. I would pull the starter once, maybe twice in winter and clean it off, and in between times, would use the crank. I did this for 7 winters.
Somone mentioned graphite. That works great as long as there is no chance of oil also. Oil and graphite make an especially thick goo, eliminating any chance the bendix will move.Comment
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Originally posted by 1961 109 WAGONmine does the same thing on my 1966 88 every time the temp. gets below 20 degress for the first startup, after that its okay til the next morning.The Goat, 2.8 Daihatsu Td, '73 coil conversionComment
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Bob,
If you have the usual Series III starter, you should not have to move the exhaust or header pipe. The later starter is shorter and you can remove it by unscrewing the nuts that hold it tight. I've done it in the ferry terminal parking lot.
Remember that there is a ground wire that runs from the starter to the frame. That needs to be removed, also, before you remove it to clean it up.
BTW, my Corvair's starter does this ALL the time when the temperature drops below 20 F. It takes several turns of the key to get it to engage rather than just whirr. Once it warms up, the problem goes away. Given all the snow and its parking spot right beside a cove, I often wonder about moisture freezing up in there, too.
JeffJeff Aronson
Vinalhaven, ME 04863
'66 Series II-A SW 88"
'66 Series II-A HT 88"
'80 Triumph TR-7 Spider
'80 Triumph Spitfire
'66 Corvair Monza Coupe
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Ok, got the job done but for the life of me I couldn't get the starter out without removing the intake/exhust manifold! Next time I see another SIII first thing I'm going to do is climb under it and look at the starter to see if it is different that the one I became intimately involved with. Ofcourse I broke off 2 of the 3 studs on the down pipe...fortunately I have access to a shop, and helpful co-workers. That was the first real wrenching I've done in about 25 years, after it was all over gotta say it felt pretty good.04 Disco, Gone-Disco died & so did mine
'72 S3 88 - Leakey & SqueakyComment
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