by "Klompmeester" <whowhere@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 1, 2008 at 07:18 AM
"Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:626477df-18e1-4c93-a263-b9aaf7d22c52@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Albm&ctd wrote:
>
>> As for the starter, have you pulled it apart for inspection?
>
> Nope. But I know what the problem is. Like I told my mechanic (who
> didn't listen) it wasn't hooking up to the flywheel. When I turned the
> key it went *krkrkrkr*wiiiiizzzzzzzz!*. However it started most of the
> time. Now it only goes *wiiiizzzzzz!*
>
> So I'm guessing that it's not hooking up to the flywheel properly.
> Maybe next time I ask him for a new starter motor he will give me a
> new starter motor rather than cleaning up the electrics/brushes and
> then proudly telling me how I didn't need a new starter motor.
Or your ring gear is stripped, was it inspected when the starter motor was
out?