Remember when I had the problem of my lights dimming when I made a right had turn?
Well I think I found the problem finally.
The starter solenoid has a spring that keeps the contact from touching the terminals unless the solenoid it activated to start the engine.
WELL...
The spring had failed and as I turned right the the contact disc would run the started motor. Because it was running without the solenoid engaging there was no damage to the Bendix gear or the flywheel.
I will be sourcing a new solenoid but for now I just inserted a new spring and cleaned and turned the one terminal contact around for a better connection.
The first photo shows the broken spring on the end of the contact disc and the contact terminal burned down to half its thickness...
The second photo shows the new spring on the contact disc and the burned terminal cleaned and turned around to fresh unburned material...
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