Thanks again to Curt and Dan!!
LarryT
On 1/25/2012 1:52 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
Bad solenoid.
The "disk" in the solenoid that connects the battery cable to the starter is
welded to the internal contacts, I would venture.
This happening without the solenoid retracting the plunger and causing the
pinion to engage the ring gear.
Replace the solenoid, or better yet, replace the whole starter with a Bosch
rebuild from Rusty.
Dan
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On Jan 25, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Larry T<l02tur...@comcast.net> 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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