SteveHartman
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Can't figure it out! New battery, New solenoid, New Starter. I figured, if the battery and solenoid were good, then the problem must be the commutator or windings in the starter so I bought a new one. Oh Boy! Twisted my brain, it did!
First question: Does the 16HP B&S, when looking down on the fan... turn clockwise? The fan blades above the flywheel would suggest so.
2nd question: If the Fan turns clockwise, doesn't this mean that the Bendix gear coming up from the starter, spins counter-clockwise?
Well, my Bendix gear is spinning clockwise as well, which makes no sense to me. To get the Bendix gear to go up, it has to go counter-clockwise.
In essence, I think the "new" starter is turning the wrong way. Would anyone be nice enough to clue me? I need to move the dang thing, and at 76 yrs old, post chemo, I have no muscle to push it!
First question: Does the 16HP B&S, when looking down on the fan... turn clockwise? The fan blades above the flywheel would suggest so.
2nd question: If the Fan turns clockwise, doesn't this mean that the Bendix gear coming up from the starter, spins counter-clockwise?
Well, my Bendix gear is spinning clockwise as well, which makes no sense to me. To get the Bendix gear to go up, it has to go counter-clockwise.
In essence, I think the "new" starter is turning the wrong way. Would anyone be nice enough to clue me? I need to move the dang thing, and at 76 yrs old, post chemo, I have no muscle to push it!
