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  1. Shannon Boal

    The Lucas Starter Failed....

    At 0600 hrs, Friday March 31, the Alpine failed to proceed to the Lexington SC Invasion. It did not crank, click, growl or anything. I turned on the headlights, nice and bright. I tried to crank it, lights did not dim. I jumpered across the solenoid with a metal tool, starter did not spin...
  2. B

    Starter disengages too soon

    With retirement and a move from Houston to N. Colorado, I have not given my Sunbeam IV much attention for a good while. Now that I have some time to drive it, I am having starter problems. The starter cranks well, but the instant the engine fires, the starter disengages the flywheel and whirs...
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