| Author | Message | ||
     Tom Anderson |
6-15-03 I acquired my Super 55 in 1995. It had been converted to 12 volts, but still had a positive ground. With the help of an electrical shop, I converted it to negative ground. I may have had the starter worked on the first 3-4 years, I can't remember. The last couple of years, I have had the starter serviced 3 or 4 times. The last three times, the bendix spring has failed. It becomes so torqued the spring is completely distorted out of shape. The last spring has lasted only a couple of weeks. The shop that is repairing it has beefed up the field coils and uses good US made parts. The last Bendix spring lasted only a couple of weeks. Can anyone offer me any advice ??? Thanks for your help. | ||
| Chris Losey (Admin) |
The bendix spring is the same part number between the 6 and 12 volt starters, so that shouldn't affect it. Lots of people use the old 6 volt starter with a 12 volt system and have no problems, so I wouldn't go looking for a different starter just because of that. Here's my thoughts.... Maybe the starter is just a symptom and not the problem. Have you checked the ring gear for bad teeth? Maybe there is a piece of something in the bell housing that is catching the flywheel or clutch and putting a load on it during cranking. It just seems that if a pro is rebuilding the starter correctly, there must be something else going on. | ||
| Harry Deckler |
Might want to check the timimg and the operation of the advance in the distributor, could cause engine to kick during cranking if not retarding when it is supposed to. More than likely it's what Chris says. Good luck | ||
| Chris Losey (Admin) |
Harry's idea makes me think of another one. When bad spark plug wires are touching each other, sometimes the current can actually jump from one wire to the other causing a misfire. Even good wires can sometimes do this. Make sure that the plug wires are seperated and not touching each other. This could also cause the kick during starting that Harry mentioned. |
