actually JD [and AD], the starter gear is mechanically engaged by the foot push, via an internal yoke in the nose assembly, the electrical connection only causes the starter to spin .... sounds like you need to get on with tearing some of this stuff apart and refurbishing it instead of buzzing around abusing it further .... quit playing with the toy and start building the truck - takes thought and effort, not money

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