Recent content by Bigtoad

I finally solved this problem. I massaged the ribs on the nose cone and removed some material from the face of the starter to ensure that it wasn’t sticking to the flywheel and that worked the starter now engages just fine. I came across an old thread in another jeep forum and it described my...

The jeep is in neutral , full charge which passes the load test , all four wheels off the ground and brand new starter solenoid . Unsure about binding on the flywheel but turned engine over with the starter installed and with it removed and resistance was the same. Did not see any witness marks...

I just signed onto this forum because it looked interesting. I am a 76 year old fart who stills believes in jeeping and enjoying life. I spent most of life wrenching on aircraft , boats , street cars and race cars. I have seen and experienced many fantastic things in my life.

I installed a 360 in my ‘79 CJ7 manual 4 speed and it will not turn over with a new starter. The starter bench tested fine Installed and sounds like it is stuck just a loud hum and the engine won’t turn over . I can turn the engine over with a 3 foot breaker bar and it will turn over with some...