B. Jensen wrote:
: Cory,

: I have had 2 lightweight Skytec starters in the past. I had problems
: with both! (one completely ruined my ring gear $$$)
: I now use the B&C LW starter on my Lycoming IO-360, and it has been
: flawless. My opinion, get rid of the Skytec and get a B&C....from
: personal experience.

: BTW, if you want to get rid of the sticking shaft on the Skytec, you
: must get rid of the small jumper wire on the unit and rewire the ground.

: BJ

This information may have been nice to know when we decided to go with Skytec
last year when our old started broke. It's only a year old, so we'll stick with it
for awhile. It definately starts better and weighs less.

How did the starter hose your ring gear? Did it just never let go? I'm
interested in the "mod" (legal or otherwise... just info) for the sticking shaft. I
haven't looked at it recently to see how it's wired.

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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