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[QUOTE=randy;269292]Bad news...starter clutch still no good WTF? New springs and rollers, polished the gear boss and everything looked and worked well on the bench, but it slips when I hit the button. It did work once today, though
It'll spin the motor like a sonofabitch with the plugs out, but under compression it balks. I give up. QUOTE]
Tsunami tends to do this a bit early or late in the season, when its 20W50 Castrol is at its thickest. Through the middle of summer, when the temps are up, the problem pretty much goes away. I've decided to put it down to the oil being a bit too thick to let the rollers grab consistently like they should when it is cold. Not to try to start yet another oil thread, but what weight are you using.
Honest, I don't want this to morph into an oil thread, just trying to pass on some of my observations.
It'll spin the motor like a sonofabitch with the plugs out, but under compression it balks. I give up. QUOTE]Tsunami tends to do this a bit early or late in the season, when its 20W50 Castrol is at its thickest. Through the middle of summer, when the temps are up, the problem pretty much goes away. I've decided to put it down to the oil being a bit too thick to let the rollers grab consistently like they should when it is cold. Not to try to start yet another oil thread, but what weight are you using.
Honest, I don't want this to morph into an oil thread, just trying to pass on some of my observations.
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