Starting Issues

[Parker_Woodruff]

Well 50 trouble free hours was too good to be true.

The last two starts I've had:

 

1) First attempt starter spins

2) Second attempt Starter reluctant to disengage after I change from "Start" to "Both"

 

Given both of those symptoms happening, is there any chance this is just a bad relay or a bad switch, or am I looking at needing a new starter.  Or maybe I'm really lucky and it's a bad battery?

I've got the 14V electrical system on my M20J.

 

Thanks!

[N207LS]

I had what sounds like the same problem.  Sorry to say it was the starter.  Just went through this about 6 months ago.

Aaron

[Parker_Woodruff]

It does have the lightweight starter.

[GeorgePerry]

I have my old bendix that's in good working order if anyone is interested...make me an offer

[Parker_Woodruff]

CAn anybody tell me what the heck happened to my post 2 slots above!?

 

I have the light weight starter was my intended response.

 

EDIT: Now the post appears correctly.  It was talking about Rolls Royce engines being too heavy for helicopters which is nothing close to what I wrote!  No clue how that happened.

[TurboExec]

We all know you secretly want a Rolls Royce on the front of that Mooney of yours

[Parker_Woodruff]

Quote: TurboExec

We all know you secretly want a Rolls Royce on the front of that Mooney of yours