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New starter in a 172 2005
On Aug 15, 8:16 pm, "Mike" wrote:
"passenger 1957" wrote in message ... I'd still like to know if I should push for a better starter or are they all about the same? (I don't mind spending extra money if it will help push off a similar problem) Where might I send the fried one to see if it's either a 'bad unit' or to see if there's some other problem to look into? It all just depends on why your starter failed in the first place. If it failed because someone is overcranking the starter, I don't know that a better starter is going to fix your problem. I'm fond of Sky-Tec starters, but I've had problems with those also. However my problem was related to a starter adapter which your plane doesn't have. You may already have a Sky-Tec as I've heard they come as standard equipment on some newer planes, but I'm not sure if this is true or not. We have four Magnaflite starters used in flight training (which means frequent and sometimes abusive starts), and had several more before these four, and *none* of them have ever given trouble. They all go to the engine's TBO. The Lamar on an O-470 we had in an older 182, on the other hand, was a pain, lacking cranking torque, and the old Prestolites can also make life miserable at times, with brush and bearing issues. Lycoming sends their engines out with Magnaflites. If they like them, then I do, too. Dan |
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