[C38] FW: 8/6/2011 1300 PDT Hassle update

[Chuck Finn]

Wow! Like Tom, I have never heard of such survival!   Perhaps a good 
strategy for Larry would be to run his motor at as low an engine rpm as 
possible!  This might help with the overheating as the starter is 
probably putting out over 100 amps at its lowest speed!  Can't believe 
it will last, but we are all pulling for it!
Chuck Finn
Mighty Quinn,  #114
Great Lakes

On 8/9/2011 9:49 AM, tdtron at earthlink.net wrote:
> *Wow!  I have never heard of a starter armature not coming apart 
> when the starter Bendix didn't disengage.  The low RPM's of our 
> engines has probably saved the day because in a higher RPM car that 
> starter wouldn't be fit even for a core exchange.*
> **
> *This is truly good news, even if they are now experiencing 
> overcharging from that "generator" starter.  Hopefully the starter and 
> ring gear will hold up long enough to get them home. *
> **
> *As a side note, if Larry does end up having to replace the ring gear 
> after he gets home, it will be a good time to get rid of the steel 
> flex plate on the flywheel and replace it with a PYI synthetic flex 
> plate.  The original flex plates on our boats tend to fatigue the 
> springs over time and when the springs do break apart, there is no 
> positive contact left to turn the transmission.   The engine just 
> feels like it is in neutral and those little pieces of springs just go 
> around and around making a mess of the bell housing.  I know, it has 
> happened to me and others I have spoken to.  The PYI flex plate has 
> positive engagement even if the synthetic damping material fails so 
> you keep on going regardless.  I also replaced my Universal shaft 
> coupling with a PYI synthetic coupling at the same time and the engine 
> became much smoother at all speeds.  It was like adding more cylinders 
> to the engine, there was n o comparison to the original components.  I 
> can't say which of the two components made the most improvement but as 
> a pair, the results were nothing short of wonderful.*
> **
> *Keep us posted on Larry, thanks.*
> **
> *Tom Troncalli*
>

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