Bingo!

[dabtl]

Earlier today I was posting my frustration on getting the M35a2 started. FreightTrain suggested using a hammer to 'tap' the starter while cranking. Bingo!

Started like a champ. David is out riding around showing off once again.

Thanks for the tip guys.

Oh, and I mentioned this BFH solution to a Judge earlier, he grinned and said they did it all the time in his former job with the fire services. Seems firemen know some of the tricks also.

 

[wreckerman893]

Always remember one of Murphy's Laws: If it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid:.

 

[dabtl]

David was shocked! Well, so was I. The motor kicked in like it was new.

I suppose at some point the starter will have to be replaced. But, not for a while it appears.

 

[pa.rich]

You should cut a hole through the firewall and then just reach it with your hammer from inside, now thats high tech!

 

[FreightTrain]

or you could drill a hole in a hammer handle and bolt it to a bracket.Drill another hole just below the head and attach a cable to it.Just pull and release the cable if it fails to kick over.

 

[cranetruck]

Old mechanic's trick, used it myself a few times on an old Blazer. The starter solenoid was bad and had to be replaced. The hammer thing didn't go over to well with my wife.

 

[dabtl]

I have started it a half dozen times last evening just to make sure it is working.

At least we are now ready, I think, for the Fourth of July Parade.

 

[alphadeltaromeo]

Another option if the hammer trick doesnt work is to see if you can role the truck slightly. I've found that when I had a problem in my automatic toyota truck, if I shifted out of park, let it role slightly, that was enough for the started to have some movement and it would fire right up. I prefer that to the hammer trick, as it's worked more for me than the hammer. But then again, that was my experience.