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From: Sven.Jerlhagen@ecs.ericsson.se
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 10:20:42 +0100
Subject: Re: Engine Starter
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I use a Skytec flyweight starter. The gear housing is very weak, mine
cracked at a backfire once, and I know of at least 3 more that has cracked
in the same place. I beleive my backfire was because of a weak battery (it
takes 250A, as opposed to 150A for the prestolite). Yes the gears are
plastic, and they survived the backfire. What is wrong with plastic ? There
was no problem ordering spareparts from skytec, at a reasonable price, and
to rebuild it myself. The gear housing was $75.

Sven Jerlhagen
100 hours on SE-XOP