---------------------------------------------------------- Engines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 10/25/05: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:23 AM - Re: Starter not disengaging (Dave Nellis) 2. 12:53 PM - Re: Starter not disengaging (Hans Teijgeler) 3. 12:55 PM - Starter not disengaging (HCRV6@comcast.net) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:23:49 AM PST US From: Dave Nellis Subject: Re: Engines-List: Starter not disengaging --> Engines-List message posted by: Dave Nellis Our club Cessna 177RG Cardinal had its engine replaced about 1 year ago. We are on our third starter. The pinion gear locked up in the starter ring after the starter began to disintegrate. Took out the starter and the ring gear. Lycoming recommended the light weight starter so we went for it. Now they admit problems with the LW starter. We went for the beefier model. No problems yet. BTW, the second starter lasted 3.5 hours. Dave Nellis --- HCRV6@comcast.net wrote: > --> Engines-List message posted by: > HCRV6@comcast.net > > Hey guys, I should have guessed things were going > too well. At 146 hours the Sky Tec starter pinion > gear on my factory new (from Van's) O-360 A1A has > started to hang up for a second or two on each > engine start. I'd sure appreciate any insight > anyone can provide as to what is causing this and > what the fix is. > > -- > Harry Crosby > RV-6 N16CX, 146 hours > > Hey guys, I should have guessed things were going > too well. At 146 hours the Sky Tec starter pinion > gear on my factory new (from Van's) O-360 A1A has > started to hang up for a second or two on each > engine start. I'd sure appreciate any insight anyone > can provide as to what is causing this and what the > fix is. > > -- > Harry Crosby > RV-6 N16CX, 146 hours > > > > browse > Subscriptions page, > FAQ, > > > > > > __________________________________ http://farechase.yahoo.com ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:53:03 PM PST US From: "Hans Teijgeler" Subject: Re: Engines-List: Starter not disengaging (not processed: message from valid local sender) --> Engines-List message posted by: "Hans Teijgeler" I was wondering, wouldn't a big diode and a similar size resistor across the starter help things? As soon as the starter thinks it is a generator, the output current will flow through diode and resistor, adding considerable load to the starter, making it change its mind about the whole generator thing a bit more quickly. Just a thought.... Hans -----Original Message----- From: Dave Nellis Subject: Re: Engines-List: Starter not disengaging > --> Engines-List message posted by: Dave Nellis > > Our club Cessna 177RG Cardinal had its engine replaced > about 1 year ago. We are on our third starter. The > pinion gear locked up in the starter ring after the > starter began to disintegrate. Took out the starter > and the ring gear. Lycoming recommended the light > weight starter so we went for it. Now they admit > problems with the LW starter. We went for the beefier > model. No problems yet. BTW, the second starter > lasted 3.5 hours. > > Dave Nellis > > > --- HCRV6@comcast.net wrote: > > > --> Engines-List message posted by: > > HCRV6@comcast.net > > > > Hey guys, I should have guessed things were going > > too well. At 146 hours the Sky Tec starter pinion > > gear on my factory new (from Van's) O-360 A1A has > > started to hang up for a second or two on each > > engine start. I'd sure appreciate any insight > > anyone can provide as to what is causing this and > > what the fix is. > > > > -- > > Harry Crosby > > RV-6 N16CX, 146 hours > > > > Hey guys, I should have guessed things were going > > too well. At 146 hours the Sky Tec starter pinion > > gear on my factory new (from Van's) O-360 A1A has > > started to hang up for a second or two on each > > engine start. I'd sure appreciate any insight anyone > > can provide as to what is causing this and what the > > fix is. > > > > -- > > Harry Crosby > > RV-6 N16CX, 146 hours > > > > > > > > browse > > Subscriptions page, > > FAQ, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > http://farechase.yahoo.com > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:55:11 PM PST US From: HCRV6@comcast.net Subject: Engines-List: Starter not disengaging --> Engines-List message posted by: HCRV6@comcast.net Thanks everyone who offered comments and suggestions. I also called SkyTec this morning and they told me that is normal to take a few seconds for the starter to disengage. Only thing that really still bothers me is why I never noticed it before. Do not archive -- Harry Crosby RV-6 N16CX, 146 hours Thanks everyone who offered comments and suggestions. I also called SkyTec this morning and they told me that is normal to take a few seconds for the starter to disengage. Only thing that really still bothers me is why I never noticed it before. Do not archive -- Harry Crosby RV-6 N16CX, 146 hours