[T2] [Q] Starter Won't Turn

[David C Matthews]

Thank you to all providing assistance with my "starter issue". The problem
has been corrected, and below are some details. It was an interesting
Sunday afternoon...

- spent some quality time with the bus (this seems to be the key to
correcting anything)
- once I bothered to look, found significant corrosion on the battery cable
ends
- bought a "battery post cleaning kit", and went to work; best $10 I've
spent in a while
- let my mind wander back to the "starter issue"...
- with clean battery posts/cables in place, but a weak battery, decided to
jump start the bus via the minivan
- not sure whether the minivan current "unstuck" the starter, or whether
the starter was ever stuck in the first place
- in any event, the bus at least turned over now, but no ignition
- while contemplating whether the issue was lack of fuel or lack of spark,
decided to venture under the bus
- found a clogged fuel filter -- odd since it was relatively new
- replaced the fuel filter, and the bus fired right up!
- put the battery on the charger, and now all is well (will probably need a
new battery shortly)

Punchline
- corroded battery cables and fuel starvation were the culprits for the
"starting issue"

Next Steps
- consider cleaning the gas tank, or perhaps installing a new one (appears
to be much junk in there)
- add a new battery to the list of near-term purchases
- think about a new wiring harness; wish new '71 harnesses were readily
available
- replace the serpentine belt (noticed some fraying)

David



On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 12:02 PM, syd clarke <sydclarke at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Do you have the correct starter?  Later models (FI etc) had bigger
> flywheel and bell housing, so using an earlier model starter could prolly
> jam the system....just food for thought.
>
> Cheers
>
> Syd
>
>
>
> On 2017-04-24 12:39 PM, David C Matthews wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Have relatively new starter, but bus won't crank as the starter doesn't
>> make any attempt to turn. Battery is good -- been on the charger and shows
>> solid green light -- but when attempting to start the bus, starter makes
>> no
>> attempt to do anything. After a couple of attempts the still-connected
>> charger shows a red light (e.g. charging).
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> David
>>
>> P.S. The starter has worked after being installed. This is a new problem
>> after the bus has sat for a while.
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