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550 F2 started!
Laverdaroo:
Yeah, the fact that the idler gear isn’t idling indicates that the starter farting has identified a more serious issue with the idler and starter clutch. I don’t see the value in stripping everything to do a job that can be tackled in a less time consuming fashion or more cost effective way.
I shall be taking the path of least resistance on this, if it turns out that my digits are too large to make it satisfactory or indeed possible as I’ve got bunches of bananas for fingers, then a strip will happen but that’s the last case scenario at the moment.
Research is my first port of call.
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Laverdaroo:
Phil, can you send me a page link to that bud, just what’s in the search bar and bob it over and I’ll have a read at break time?
Cheers cocker.
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Johnny4428:
Roo, it’s a daunting prospect the thought of having to remove engine and strip down again so naturally you would try any alternative to sort it out. I had to take the engine out of the 550 after having it run but wasn’t happy with it, I covered up and couldn’t look at it for 6 months 😡😡. Confidence in my own ability was just one of the problems! So glad I did take the engine out and strip it right down. Found a couple of issues to sort. Imagine how I felt when I had to remove engine in the 750 as well after it had been done.😡😡😡. But decided to tackle it right away so I could get the summer out on it. I wasn’t daunted by having to strip the engines again, I was only daunted by getting the engine out and back in without damage. So if the worst comes to worst Roo just get in there! Rooting for ya! “We do it right cos we do it twice†😁😁
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Listening to that noise it reminded me of a dry starter Bendix on a car. The trick back in the day before pre-engaged solenoids were a thing was to lubricate the solenoid unit. Lazy folk would use a small drill to put a hole in the bell housing in the right spot so you could squirt some oil in - some plugged the hole some didn't.
I certainly would not be rushing to remove the engine. I would be looking at making sure everything I can reach is fully lubricated with
a light grade of oil if it's outside the engine using engine oil elsewhere. Did you use any oil when you were rebuilding the gearbox etc. If you use the kick start does that still result in the noise at any point?
It's a dry of oil sound to me as a complete amateur or something too sticky causing a drag somewhere. Does it still make that sound when the engine has earmed up?
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