Kyle Boatright
Well Known Member
My Prestolite starter is being troublesome. The starter is spinning but the bendix isn't engaging. I doubt that the bendix is gunked up because I recently cleaned and lubed it. Given that the starter has 900 hours and (?) 1500 starts on it, I figure it is probably due for a rebuild with new brushes, etc. There is a local shop that will probably do it for a hundred bucks.
The kicker is that I need the weight up front or I'd go with a new, lightweight starter.
The alternative to the Prestolite is probably a Skytec inline starter for $450 or so after taxes, shipping, etc. I'd also have to mount a Landoll ring on the flywheel to maintain W/B. For those of you with the Landoll ring and a wood prop, is that a decent combination?
So here I sit, wondering which direction to take...
Thoughts?
The kicker is that I need the weight up front or I'd go with a new, lightweight starter.
The alternative to the Prestolite is probably a Skytec inline starter for $450 or so after taxes, shipping, etc. I'd also have to mount a Landoll ring on the flywheel to maintain W/B. For those of you with the Landoll ring and a wood prop, is that a decent combination?
So here I sit, wondering which direction to take...
Thoughts?