From: Bob on 9 Apr 2010 21:00 This might be a weird question but it may save your starting gears.?? A lot of ppl multi press the starter switch to start the car/vehicle/scooter in a quick flicker of on/off....to get a better start with less battery drain. After looking at the starter clutch start systems, I think that's not so good of an idea....maybe I'm missing something and the somewhat almost redundant array of alternator/Starter gears/clutches and the "floating" Idle gear. Maybe a single press is better in the long run the way I used to do it, before I got into the flicker button flicker press. Bob
From: Bob on 10 Apr 2010 00:18 On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 20:32:19 -0700 (PDT), Aham Brahmasmi <breoganmacbrath(a)yahoo.com> wrote: |> |>The alternator rotor is bolted to the end of the crankcase in many |>designs, In other designs it's attached to a separate jackshaft that |>is chain or gear driven. |> |>The ramp and roller type starter clutches were bolted to the back of |>the rotor. |> Ok, I see that now, the bolt heads are behind the alternator....hhmmm just looking at some manuals..... |>> if that clutch seizes, your 3 bolted rotor will be thrashed..... |> |>I have always said that over-running starter clutches were designed by |>Dr. Frankenstein. |> |>I've had trouble with ramp and roller starter clutches on two |>motorcycles. In one case, I was riding 70 mph on the freeway and the |>starter clutch .............. ---snip-- |>to excessively revving up the engine too many times with the clutch |>pulled in. One of the broken bolts jammed up the idler gear and the |>motorcycle skidded a bit in a slow first gear corner. |> You sure had your share of Murphy's law and lot's bad trips, luckily you must have a space and the savvy to repair it yourself...I live in the city and park on a street parkade slot. |>> � � � � So that said, by your estimation, did I do any manage to damage to |>> my starter system's (over-running clutch's dis/engagement) by multi pressing |>> the electric starter???? |> |>You would have to disassemble the starter and the starter clutch to |>know for sure whether anything is damaged. I doubt if you want to do |>that. |> Your sure right, I don't have the space to do things like that anymore, and working off the streets with a bunch of expensive tools and "skid-roe" vultures around them isn't fun.... |>But you probably won't have any problems. |> Thanx, I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed and loose the starter switch multi tap/press.... Bob
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