From: Jordan on
Kevin Gleeson wrote:
>I just gave the electric fuel pump, sensibly mounted
>> under the bonnet, a thump with a spanner until it started ticking again.
>
> That trick still works.

It's worth trying with starter motors, too, using a real hammer. Shakes
up the brushes so they contact the commutator, often just enough to get
another start.
A bit hard to try if it's in the bloody fuel tank though.

Jordan
From: Boxer on

"Jordan" <jwprincic(a)otpusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:BuMxn.19540$pv.5387(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
> It's worth trying with starter motors, too, using a real hammer. Shakes up
> the brushes so they contact the commutator, often just enough to get
> another start.
> A bit hard to try if it's in the bloody fuel tank though.
>
> Jordan

Never seen a starter motor in a fuel tank before, makes you long for the
days of the kick starter.

Boxer


From: Zebee Johnstone on
In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:09:55 GMT
Boxer <someone(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>
> "Jordan" <jwprincic(a)otpusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:BuMxn.19540$pv.5387(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>
>> It's worth trying with starter motors, too, using a real hammer. Shakes up
>> the brushes so they contact the commutator, often just enough to get
>> another start.
>> A bit hard to try if it's in the bloody fuel tank though.
>>
>> Jordan
>
> Never seen a starter motor in a fuel tank before, makes you long for the
> days of the kick starter.
>

Well it would make the old trick of a spanner across the solenoid a
bit on the spectacular side....

Zebee
From: hippo on
Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>
> In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:09:55 GMT
> Boxer <someone(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
> >
> > "Jordan" <jwprincic(a)otpusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:BuMxn.19540$pv.5387(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> >>
> >> It's worth trying with starter motors, too, using a real hammer. Shakes
up
> >> the brushes so they contact the commutator, often just enough to get
> >> another start.
> >> A bit hard to try if it's in the bloody fuel tank though.
> >>
> >> Jordan
> >
> > Never seen a starter motor in a fuel tank before, makes you long for the
> > days of the kick starter.
> >
>
> Well it would make the old trick of a spanner across the solenoid a
> bit on the spectacular side....
>
> Zebee
>
>

Yes, I was thinking that. You'd certainly start your day with a bang!

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