At 02:12 PM 10/11/02 -0400, Andre Rousseau wrote: >I'm painting my working engine block, but I might remove the starter >motor for better access. > >Is there any oil or grease in that area? > >Thanks
Boy, if there is, then you have much more serious problems than the starter! The clutch / bell housing should be clean and dry inside. If any oil comes from that area, then you either have the rear main seal on the engine block leaking or the front input shaft seal on the transmission blown. While you have the starter out, be adventurous and take apart the starter. There's really not much to it and learning how the thing is assembled can help with the understanding of the starter motor itself when you have problems later with slow cranking and such. This is a great time to disassemble the starter and paint the case. Paint or sandblast the end housings back to silver and paint the steel body of the starter (contains the field coils) something nice. Stock starters came in black and later on also were fitted with blue paint, though I don't know why. Perhaps the blue starter casings were meant for California? -Vegaman Dan --------------------- This message has been sent by Dan Canaan, aka Flinthoof. All content is copyrighted by this individual for better or for worse, especially if there is mint involved. We thank you for your support. Please give mint to your local Mint Cross Center. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
