It sound like you've got one faulty winding in the starter ( a dead
spot ). It could stay like that for years where you can get it to turn
by tapping it. The problem is you can't trust it.
Good luck, Mike
Bowick Electric
On Aug 12, 2010, at 3:12 PM, The Emmerichs <[email protected]> wrote:
Yesterday evening, we were going out to Wednesday races. I pulled
on the starter knob for my M-18 diesel and nothing. I had good
voltage on the batteries, the starter switch was good but no
response from the starter. So we went to plan B, sit at the dock
and drink a few beers.
This morning I went out with the intention of pulling the starter
and taking it to an auto electric shop. I decided to try a high
tech fix before removing the alternator and oil filter to get at the
starter. I took a large wrench and tapped the starter a couple of
times. By now you can guess what happened, the starter and solenoid
worked just fine, the engine cranked normally and started.
I went through this same drill about 5 or 6 years ago. I took the
starter to a shop, they checked it out and said both the starter and
solenoid were fine. I told them to put a new solenoid on as that
seem to me to be the most likely culprit. I’m sure that would be th
e same diagnostics if I took it back now.
Any thoughts on this? I’m definitely not a starter mechanic.
John Emmerich
C27TR
