17 thoughts on “While hitting the starter case with a hammer to free up the armature…”
Got a few screwdrivers that say I have…
Gotta use the correct screwdriver, 60 Amp or better.
…slo blo
Bahh…lick your fingers and grab both posts, ya’ pussies.
We had a one ton flatbed Chevy truck that had a toggle switch on the dash that was connected to the solenoid back on the farm.
Now that’s a good idea.
Nah – that’s good ol’ Country Boy Engineering.
I drove Fords. Their solenoids were sitting on the fender well. I used the butt ends of the handles of uninsulated wirecutters to make that jump!
Fords was the easiest.
The only problem now-a-days is that starters have permanent magnets, not a wound coil. Beating them with a hammer shatters the magnet, disrupting the proper alignment of the magnetic field in relation to the armature. Now, it is completely junk.
There were times where I had to park my truck where you get it to roll, then bump start it. Did that for a month one time, until I had enough money to replace it.
Leigh
Whitehall, NY
You too? I was a starving college student with a ’67 327 Chebbie Camaro. Sometimes I had trouble finding a good enough slope.
My wife can’t figure out why I’m so good at it.
at least you had hills; on L.I. y’ needed a push from your buddy.
These days you would be doing good to even be able to see the starter, much less get to it in most cars.
Timely post; did that today.
p.s. i hate fusible links
Some can’t even spell “y’all”, and it shows.
Usually, just wacking the solenoid solved the problem.
Chebbies have the solenoid piggybacked to the starter, so whackhing the starter is the only way. Sometimes it’s the ring contactor on the solenoid, sometimes it’s the lever that advances the starter gear, sometimes there’s a burned starter motor armature.
Seen it all, done it all, got the scars, don’t fit into the t-shirt any more…
Once, in my 4-cylinder Taurus motor the ring gear on the flywheel was actually worn down in a certain position. Had to sweat another ring gear back on the clutch ! (The engine always stopped in one of two positions. Weird.)
Got a few screwdrivers that say I have…
Gotta use the correct screwdriver, 60 Amp or better.
…slo blo
Bahh…lick your fingers and grab both posts, ya’ pussies.
We had a one ton flatbed Chevy truck that had a toggle switch on the dash that was connected to the solenoid back on the farm.
Now that’s a good idea.
Nah – that’s good ol’ Country Boy Engineering.
I drove Fords. Their solenoids were sitting on the fender well. I used the butt ends of the handles of uninsulated wirecutters to make that jump!
Fords was the easiest.
The only problem now-a-days is that starters have permanent magnets, not a wound coil. Beating them with a hammer shatters the magnet, disrupting the proper alignment of the magnetic field in relation to the armature. Now, it is completely junk.
There were times where I had to park my truck where you get it to roll, then bump start it. Did that for a month one time, until I had enough money to replace it.
Leigh
Whitehall, NY
You too? I was a starving college student with a ’67 327 Chebbie Camaro. Sometimes I had trouble finding a good enough slope.
My wife can’t figure out why I’m so good at it.
at least you had hills; on L.I. y’ needed a push from your buddy.
These days you would be doing good to even be able to see the starter, much less get to it in most cars.
Timely post; did that today.
p.s. i hate fusible links
Some can’t even spell “y’all”, and it shows.
Usually, just wacking the solenoid solved the problem.
Chebbies have the solenoid piggybacked to the starter, so whackhing the starter is the only way. Sometimes it’s the ring contactor on the solenoid, sometimes it’s the lever that advances the starter gear, sometimes there’s a burned starter motor armature.
Seen it all, done it all, got the scars, don’t fit into the t-shirt any more…
Once, in my 4-cylinder Taurus motor the ring gear on the flywheel was actually worn down in a certain position. Had to sweat another ring gear back on the clutch ! (The engine always stopped in one of two positions. Weird.)