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: >
: > "Stingy Bastard" wrote...
: >
: >> A few days before my MSF exp. rider course the starter got goofy and
: >> kicked off allatime on me. I cleaned all the electrical connections in
: >> the circuit except the one at the starter, which looked like I had to
: >> pull the oil bag to get to it and I didn't have a lot of time to work
: >> with. A new Bendix drive and solenoid got it working - sorta. The
: >> cranking was reeeeal slow but she didn't kick off anymore. Funny thing
I
: >> noticed while I was in there was that the jack shaft needle bearing
: >> behind the inner primary was bone dry. The rust on the needles was the
: >> only lubricant in there, so I poked some grease in there with a q-tip.
: >>
: >> One new battery later and she's working - sorta. The first few cranks
: >> she's struggling with it, then she'll spin just fine. Bypassing the
: >> button and relay by shorting the studs on the solenoid doesn't make the
: >> issue go away. I made it to the course on time Sunday and she lived
: >> through the off-on-off-on ten hour day I threw at her, I only had to
kick
: >> her over a few times. My next move is giving the starter a once over.
: >> If I gotta expose the starter to get to that top electrical connection
I
: >> might as well keep going and yank the motor altogether.
: >>
: >> Yanking the starter looks pretty straightforward, I figure the battery
: >> tray and oil bag come out and it's in my hand a few bolts later. I
: >> figure the guts will be like an old VW generator and that I'd clean up
: >> the commutator, blow the dust out and probably seek out new bearings
and
: >> brushes. Am I being overly optimistic?
: >
: > Maybe!
:
: Maybe beats a Hellyeah, though.
:
: >
: >> How do I tell if its a Hitachi or a Prestolite? I've been staring at
: >> pictures and peeking at the starter and danged if I can be sure what I
: >> have. Maybe there's a plaque or sticker on it that I'll see when it's
in
: >> my hand?
I've got one of each in my shop - one on the shelf and one on the
bike(Yeah - they are hard to tell apart). Ping me when you get it off the
bike and we can tell which one you've got. The bolt measurements are
different enough for identification purposes, I think.
--
Chuck Eaves
78 FLH Shovel-in-Progress
SENS BS#267
"Chuck Eaves" made a kind offer to
> "Stingy Bastard" who wrote in message
> :
> : >
> : >> How do I tell if its a Hitachi or a Prestolite? I've been staring at
> : >> pictures and peeking at the starter and danged if I can be sure what
> I
> : >> have. Maybe there's a plaque or sticker on it that I'll see when it's
> in
> : >> my hand?
> I've got one of each in my shop - one on the shelf and one on the
> bike(Yeah - they are hard to tell apart). Ping me when you get it off the
> bike and we can tell which one you've got. The bolt measurements are
> different enough for identification purposes, I think.
> --
> Chuck Eaves
> 78 FLH Shovel-in-Progress
> SENS BS#267
Beautific. The Plan is to squeeze into my garage later this week and dig
in. In the meantime, the pitchers are still on the bar.
Thanks,
Don
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> : >
> : >> How do I tell if its a Hitachi or a Prestolite? I've been staring at
> : >> pictures and peeking at the starter and danged if I can be sure what
> I
> : >> have. Maybe there's a plaque or sticker on it that I'll see when it's
> in
> : >> my hand?
> I've got one of each in my shop - one on the shelf and one on the
> bike(Yeah - they are hard to tell apart). Ping me when you get it off the
> bike and we can tell which one you've got. The bolt measurements are
> different enough for identification purposes, I think.
> --
> Chuck Eaves
> 78 FLH Shovel-in-Progress
> SENS BS#267