I had problems with my starter drive adapter at about 100 hours.  I got excellent help from Monty Barrett (who built my engine) in expediting the repair and it wasn't too expensive (don't remember the exact amount)  Unfortunately, in my installation, in order to remove the starter drive adapter, the engine had to come off the engine  mounts - this was a pain.

There are some starters that seem to "eat" the starter drive adapter - particularly the ISKRA.  (see prior postings on this topic on LML)  My old starter was a Lamar.  I would suggest that prevention is much better than cure.

Doug

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Moreno
Sent: Dec 19, 2008 6:48 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] FW: [LML] Re: runaway starter - repair sources?

I have a warning light that comes on when the starter is engaged so I can spot a stuck relay, but it will not spot a problem with the starter drive.  Since this problem seems to be relatively frequent with the IO/TSIO-550 engines, I guess I should plan for a future problem.

I would ask the assembled highly knowledgeable participants for their experience and whiz-dumb:

1) who do you recommend for rebuilding Continental starter drive adapters,

2) how long did it take, and

3) what did it cost?

 

Forward Planning Fred