Surfacing, syncronised with summer, I retrieved the Mk1 TRS from her storage..(She really is so nearly "mint" in so many ways
)Grumpy to turn over, I swapped out the battery but with no joy...it appears that the starter was well stressed from its ordeal when I originally collected the car..
Not a click..click...but an extremely (almost non existent) operation/turning of the starter..I'm talking about 5 degrees max..and accompanied also a laborious grinding sound..
With every try though, I got more and more movement (only just) out of the starter...then a sudden and exponential response ...and bang she starts...and no subsequent problems.. as she then started first kick each and every time I tried. (I wanted to be sure that in traffic if she stalled I could restart her!!)
So yes..not a tech post 'cos I'm certain that the SM will require a freshen up....easy enough...but interested to see if anyone has had similar starter issues...
Also finally I have a new cambelt tensioner bearing AND assembly on its way to Mat F...(sent him a PM but message remains in my outbox for some stoopid reason)
Anyway hope your all doing well...