LarryT, et al.
The solenoid assembly is passing power to the motor without pulling the
driven gear into mesh with the flywheel.
Perhaps the bridging contact is stuck or welded to one post or both.
Adjusting its' attitude with a brass hammer may well free it up.
My $0.02 worth.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On 1/25/2012 11:53 AM, Larry T wrote:
Hey gang -
My son is now the owner of our long term 78 240D and this morning
he said it was making a funny noise. He's technically challenged,
what can I say?
So i go out and the starter is spinning but not engaging the
flywheel. The key was out of the ognition and it kept spinning - I
had to pull the neg terminal from the battery to stop it - and when I
tried to put the battery cable back on the starter started spinning
again. The starter did not get hot - but I guess it wasn't under any
real load.
Is this a starter pinion issue or ring gear issue? Or possibly
either? When I did an engine rebuild several years ago both gears
looked fine and I've never heard it grind as if missing teeth (like my
MGB).
What's the best course of action?
Thanks -
LarryT
78 240D
91 300D
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