2L Starter

spankmeister · Post by **spankmeister** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:39 pm

Any good idea's on where to get a new/overhauled starter for a 2L engine, and also a rough idea on cost. Mine is on the way out. Solenoid is sticking. Is taking up to 4 attempts with the ignition key to get it to engage.

Just got rid of the charging problem, and now the friggen starter.

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:49 pm

2L starter you say, hmmm......

I happen to have one of those in my garage, it worked fine, turned a "siezed" motor over......

I may be persuaded to part with it for a fee.........

021-078-1342 or 3764330

spankmeister · Post by **spankmeister** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:16 pm

Hi Goose,

Name a price that would be persuasive enough for you to part with it :-)

I can collect if necessary, up until 3pm. When is a good time to call?

It looks a bitch to change. The gearbox doesn't need draining to change it does it? Just that it looks like theres a gasket where it mounts on.

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:49 am

Its not a gasket, theres a steel plate between the box and the engine... the starter bolts through it too... just undo the heavy (starter 12V feed) wire and unplug the light (solenoid trigger) wire then undo the two bolts (14mm heads from memory)

Do the heavy wire first as its normally tight and a bugger to undo if you've removed the starter already...

You might need to use about 47 socket extensions and a wobble-drive bit and come up from underneath to get one of them from memory...

Steve

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:35 am

Yup, Steve is dead right, they're a bastard to remove..... not so bad if you take your time and have a little patience :shock:

I'm on holiday, and at home. I'll be going out around 4pm, so gimmie a ring anytime :wink:

as for price, I dont know..... i'll make sure it's cheaper than buying it elsewhere

PS, Just had a look on trademe, cheapest there is buynow of $60, most expensive is $140!!! (must be gold plated :roll:

) sooooo, cheaper than $60......

rokhound · Post by **rokhound** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:36 pm

And don't forget to disconnect the battery :wink:

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:13 pm

rokhound wrote:And don't forget to disconnect the battery

Chocolate fish award for pointing out the glaring ommision

Theres nothing quite so funny as watching a 16mm wire with a 12V lead acid battery capable of spitting 600 or more amps straight through it and into whatever it randomly shorted against

(unless that thing just happens to be your metal wristwatch strap thats also sitting against a chassis rail... my uncle did that once... only once...)

Steve

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:21 pm

SupraLux wrote:
rokhound wrote:And don't forget to disconnect the battery

Chocolate fish award for pointing out the glaring ommision

Theres nothing quite so funny as watching a 16mm wire with a 12V lead acid battery capable of spitting 600 or more amps straight through it and into whatever it randomly shorted against (unless that thing just happens to be your metal wristwatch strap thats also sitting against a chassis rail... my uncle did that once... only once...)

Steve

OOOOWWWWWEEEEEE!!!!!

but yes, yes of course I would remember to disconnect the battery.... would I forget something as important as that??? :oops:

Petemcc · Post by **Petemcc** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:27 pm

another good example is when it welds itself to the copper clutch line. that catches fire along with the clutch fluisd. quite cool coloured flames tho. lucky there was a wingnut on the battery and some smart guy managed to get the lead off.......

spankmeister · Post by **spankmeister** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:53 pm

Hi Goose,

I have managed to get a new set of contacts for next to nothing, and will have a go at replacing these first, along with a good clean. It will be a good learning curve for me also. If it doesn't fix it it, then Ill call you about offloading your starter. Hope thats OK.