Electrical issue with starter motor

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#31 Post by xvivalve »

Bolt? There should be studs fitted into the back plate and you just put a nut onto them.

Removal of the blower motor (it has no heating function) allows you to get a finger into the right place if needed.
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xvivalve wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:14 pm Bolt? There should be studs fitted into the back plate and you just put a nut onto them.
No, sorry Alun to disagree with you. The parts book clearly shows two bolts with washers and nuts for the 1850HL on page 1N 05L. The bolts are HB918 which are 3/8 UNF x 2 1/4. They go right through the back plate and the bell housing casting.
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#33 Post by sprint95m »

xvivalve wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:14 pm Bolt? There should be studs fitted into the back plate and you just put a nut onto them.
For holding the starter in place,
1850s have two bolts and nuts.

Sprints have three studs with nuts
(save for the earliest Sprints which had three bolts).




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#34 Post by xvivalve »

Well, admittedly most of my experience is Sprint, but the 1850 I have worked on must have been modified then.
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#35 Post by Richard the old one »

A question for Mike (Bump). How is your car starting now and have you fitted the relay yet?

The 1500 Dolomite that I had the problem with has started every day since so I am hoping it will continue to do that but I have left my voltmeter in the boot so that I will be able to check it out if it fails to start again.
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Re: Electrical issue with starter motor

#36 Post by Bumpa »

Yes the relay is fitted and connected up. Tony's relay came with all the wires connected and the right length and with detailed instructions. Great. I haven't used the car a lot since then as the weather has been foul, but so far it has started first time every time. The Dolly is in disgrace actually, because of the amount of oil it drops out of the bell housing on the driveway every time it is used. It's either the rear crank seal or the front gearbox seal, but I can't decide which.
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Bumpa wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:44 pm The Dolly is in disgrace actually, because of the amount of oil it drops out of the bell housing on the driveway every time it is used. It's either the rear crank seal or the front gearbox seal, but I can't decide which.
To tell which it is, stick your finger in the puddle and SNIFF IT! Hypoid oil has a very distinctive aroma that used engine oil lacks!

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Carledo wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:54 am To tell which it is, stick your finger in the puddle and SNIFF IT! Hypoid oil has a very distinctive aroma that used engine oil lacks!
If you start gagging it's the gearbox/axle oil..
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geeksteve wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:06 am
Carledo wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:54 am To tell which it is, stick your finger in the puddle and SNIFF IT! Hypoid oil has a very distinctive aroma that used engine oil lacks!
If you start gagging it's the gearbox/axle oil..
Smells like an old tomcat has been in the garage :(

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