It's alive!!!

After mounting the new Paris-Rhône starter several times without success, I returned it for the second time. Meanwhile they had refurbished the original Bosch unit I traded for the Paris-Rhône, so this time I got the original back. And guess what? It works!!! The motor turns again!!!!!

A small disappointment was that the battery was completely dead after a year. Even a jump lead couldn’t bring enough power to make the engine actually start. But a recharger will solve that. Hopefully I can report on a running Renault 18 next time!!!

The Bosch Unit before......

.......and after! (look for the 1,000,000 differences :-) )

The empty hole with the flywheel....

....and the Bosch start motor back in it's natural habitat!

The battery recharging after sleeping for 12 months.