check if the starter mount bolts are loose - if they loosen a bit the starter can torque around so the gear isn't engaging well - don't ask me how I know grin

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics