Hi Angela
ORIGINAL: RCV Engines
Thank you for raising this question for your friend.
yes it does sound like one of theose ' Hello doctor I have this friend who has a rash' stories..... is simply he doesn't have internet access and I thought I see if anyone else were having similar problems.
Could you please clarify a couple of areas for me….is it the hex rod only, that is becoming detached or the whole starter (Adaptor including hex rod).
Also, what type of starter is your friend using i.e. Sullivan High torque and has the rubber cap been removed from the starter pulley? If you could please let me have the answers to these, I will try and establish what the problem is.
from what I can recall it is a chromed hex rod attached to a fairly heft 'slug' of metal 2-3inches long which is then press fitted into the rubber cup. He started by using his own starter which plainly wasn't up to the job, then borrowed a Sullivan Dynatron which did turn it over with ease.
thanks
John