"John Smith" writes:
The cause was some rust on the starter shaft - it was
not allowing the drive sprocket to move forward to engage with the
flywheel - I cleaned it up and all is fine.

Soak the Bendix drive in kerosene.

Just stick the pinion end of the cranking motor in a 1 gallon can, then fill
it with kerosene and soak for at least 24 hours.

It one of the oldest tricks in the book.

BTW, the rust could be coming from condensation that doesn't get driven off
because the engine doesn't come up to operating temperature for a long
enough period of time.

Strictly a SWAG on my part.


--
Lew

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--
Lew

S/A: Challenge, The Bullet Proof Boat, (Under Construction in the Southland)
Visit: http://home.earthlink.net/~lewhodgett for Pictures

BTW, the rust could be coming from condensation that doesn't get driven
off
because the engine doesn't come up to operating temperature for a long
enough period of time.



I agree with Lew