Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.texas.rr.com ([24.93.36.229] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b8) with ESMTP id 2431026 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 10:54:48 -0400 Received: from dell (cs6669241-190.austin.rr.com [66.69.241.190]) by ms-smtp-01.texas.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with SMTP id h5GErYxJ003952 for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 09:54:15 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <001001c33417$1cd63b80$6401a8c0@austin.rr.com> From: "Bob Darrah" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Starter Problem Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 09:53:36 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tommy James" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 7:10 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Starter Problem Tommy, My son and I both had Geo Prizems did the exact same thing-a rebuilt starter fixed them both, not the contactor. Could be either, or a lose connection. Did you grease the battery terminals good before you put the cables on? If you did, that's your problem. Go back and clean both cables and battery connecting surfaces surgicly clean, make the connection, then grease them if you must. Bob Darrah > Hi Guys, > Help me diagnose a starter problem, please. > Push the starter button and the separate (on the firewall) contactor goes > "click", but the starter does not engage(power up) to turn the engine. > Repeat action 1-3 times and eventually the little cranker does its work. > All ideas appreciated! > Tommy James<>< >