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Starter issues after valve shim replacement

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by jackb23548, Mar 5, 2019.

  1. jackb23548

    jackb23548 New Member

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    82 Seca XJ650 - performed valve shim replacement this psdt weekend. As part of the process had to roll engine foreard and backward in rotation to replace shims ( used motion pro tool). Now my starter is acting up, selenoid just clicks hard. Battery new and charged.
    Did I mess my starter up by rotation engine backwards? Read somewhere that was possible. How do I fix it?

    Thx Jack
     
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  2. hogfiddles

    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    So8nds like your battery is not as good as you think it is. Do a voltage-drop test. But--- clean all battery connections just in case....

    Fwiw I don't roll the engine backward.... But if you do, just go slow and don't go too far....just enough to release tension on whatever you needed to do that for.
     
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