Sounds like the bendix. Or you're misreading a sneeze that kicks the pinion
out.

-W

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Any help would be welcome. 70 hp force. Starter sometimes starts
motor but only if it starts in a couple seconds. Otherwise the starter
shaft spins and the pinion ingages the flywheel but does not spin with
the starter motor shaft. The battery checks out fine and all
connections are clean and tight. I'm sure someone has had this problem
and can tell me what's wrong. Thanks