ERA Cobra Will Not Start - Tracing the Issue

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by GoFast1965

How exactly would you go about confirming the starter is disengaged from the flywheel? Is removing the starter assembly the only way to confirm this?

Well that's a good question. First I would peek inside the clutch fork hole in the bellhousing and see if the flywheel teeth look really shiny as if they've recently been spinning against the starter. Then I would put my hand on the starter while somebody turned the crankshaft using a socket on the crank bolt to see if I could feel it binding over. Finally, I'd pull the starter off.