Originally Posted by Cab_Burge
Both type of starter Bendix drives, manual solenoid on the starter or remotely mount solenoids with self engaging , are designed to be spun out of contact with the ring gears once the motor RPMs exceeds the starter RPMs wrench scope up



That's what I was hoping, but don't every remember the starter staying engaged if the motor was bumped over without starting. Guess I never had an occasion to look until I hit the button again and it fired. This thing might make noise this weekend! smile