Meaning it won't start, makes sense now.
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 12:41 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > I think the point Dennis was making is that during starting the starter > gear engages with gear teeth that are on the flex plate. If the flex > plate breaks free from the engine then the starter can't really turn the > engine anymore so how is it going to start it? > > Mark > > Hector Zapata wrote: > >> Mine had a broken flex plate, and it does a lot of noise, like a soon to >> die water pump. The engine did run, the torque converter paid the price. >> >> Hector >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> >> **wrote: >> >> Broken flex plate you won't get the engine to run. >>> >>> >>> |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.