At 07:27 PM 3/20/98 -0500, Karl F. Bloss wrote: >After talking with Chris Turner yesterday (he came over to drop off >some pics for me to scan), he said to try banging on the starter, not >the solenoid, to get it unstuck. Did that and heard a CLACK. Austin A40's (and of course all cars that used them, including MG's) had a problem with starters sticking. So what did the British engineers do? They lengthened the shaft so it stuck out of the front of the starter, and squared it so you could put a wrench on it when it jammed. (Is British Engineer an oxymoron?) |
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