FunWithPaul
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I have a 2001 Evinrude 115hp FICT V4 engine with a reduction gear starter.
It has been having problems starting on the port battery.
I cleaned and reset all of the connections, made sure the battery was fully charged (even swapped batteries), but the starter drive (bendix) won't engage into the flywheel, and it just spins. It works fine on the starboard battery...
I have read that the bendix may need to be lubricated, some other publications say it doesn't.
It does.
I could explain the WHOLE process I went through, here, but a video does a better job (pictures AND words...what a novel idea).
If you want to see it, it is here:
https://youtu.be/-06GZZuLeFg
It has been having problems starting on the port battery.
I cleaned and reset all of the connections, made sure the battery was fully charged (even swapped batteries), but the starter drive (bendix) won't engage into the flywheel, and it just spins. It works fine on the starboard battery...
I have read that the bendix may need to be lubricated, some other publications say it doesn't.
It does.
I could explain the WHOLE process I went through, here, but a video does a better job (pictures AND words...what a novel idea).
If you want to see it, it is here:
https://youtu.be/-06GZZuLeFg