> Bob Blarney Wrote:
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> > Nick Haber Wrote:
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> > > Bob Blarney Wrote:
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> > > Your comments have no relevance to the problem. The starter system
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> > > works perfectly.
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> > > The problem is in the electrical generation system. The important
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> > point
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> > > is that the shop manual warns that rotating the crankshaft in the
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> > > 'wrong' direction may somehow damage the generator - the ignition
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> > > the lighting and battery charging circuit components.
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> > > I'm wondering if, during the installation of starter crankcase, that
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> > the
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> > > generator flywheel was rotated in the clockwise direction, and so
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> > > damaged the electrical system.
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> > Are you trying to troll? Read what has been said again; the shop
> manual
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> > warns that not to protect the electrical system but to protect the
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> > starter mechanism. Wind that shit backward then go to start it and
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> > you'll see what he means cause your starter spring will break.
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> > He's saying your electrical issue has nothing to do with the flywheel
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> > being rotated the wrong direction. From an electronics standpoint,
> that
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> > doesn't really make sense. Nothing has been damaged from magnets
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> > spinning the opposite rotation of normal operation
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> I think you misunderstand something.
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> I don't know if the previous owner spun the engine backwards when the
> e starter case and mechanism was removed from the engine.
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> The engine was not spun backwards while the starter mechanism was
> installed and in place. It is not damaged in any way. The flywheel was
> only jiggled when I re-engaged the pawls on the starter sprocket.
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> For that matter, I'm inclined to think that spinning the crankshaft by
> hand (when the starter case & mechanism is removed) should not have any
> effect on the electrical system or the mechanical systems. But it is
> stated specifically as a warning in the shop manual, on page 12-1 (see
> attached image) "Never turn flywheel clockwise during disassembly or
> reassembly."
Let me know when you get to this point in your rebuild.