Homebuilt starter works well even under compression!

[rl71459]

Good Job Marcus. Very creative, nothing wrong with a little "Rube" when needed. often it promotes new ideas that may otherwise not have been investigated.

Member's that have a band saw and a lathe could possibly saw off the end of the "bad crank" and bore to suit the required mounting needs, and save having to machine the flywheel/flexplate mounting portion.

Rob

[LincTex]

Member's that have a band saw and a lathe could possibly saw off the end of the "bad crank" and bore to suit the required mounting needs, and save having to machine the flywheel/flexplate mounting portion.

My first thoughts exactly.

[fabricator]

In the video did you turn it backwards to get more a little more run at it? Will it turn over if the piston is just before TDC?

[mbryner]

Yes, it cranks just fine in whatever position it's in!  There was some residual movement when I started filming because of shutting down the running engine.   My wife thinks it's awesome that she can go down to the powerhouse and start it whenever she wants. 

[fabricator]

Cool!