Thread: E-start 2011
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Old 08-30-2011, 03:44 PM
mrfallover mrfallover is offline
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Originally Posted by Boom Boom View Post
I added a 1.5mm shim as you discussed above and that helped. Then my starter stuck and would not release. I cut a new case gasket from thicker material and installed (2) gaskets.
Works like a charm now.
With the stock gasket mine did not want to allow the gears to mesh proper and when they would then they would not release.
I am thinking the shim did not help as much as adding thicker gasket to allow the gears to mesh much easier.
I still kick it to start when cold but once warm just a tap of the switch and magic everytime

Thanks! Your fix worked for me as well.

Last edited by mrfallover; 09-01-2011 at 07:53 AM.
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