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Wayne..... ...Batterys discharge because they do. Because we constantly daily recharge them in normal operation, its never noticed, but in 4 months time....yeah, you'll notice it. Starter not engaging flywheel. If you are lucky, its just a dirty, gummy, bendix drive. Bendix drives must be clean and NEVER oiled. You'll have to pull your starter to clean the bendix drive. I like to use spray-on brake cleaner, leaves no oil. When you pull your starter, leave those two very long bolts in. Some even go get some nuts to put on the end of the bolts so they won't fall out. If you pull them all the way out, your starter will fall apart and you don't need that. Some report eazier removal if you take the oilfilter housing off, your choise, I didn't. Then here is the trick to remove your starter, "ya' jus kinna' haffa' holl' yor' tongue jus' sou, see" (grin) and kinda jiggle upwards and to the right to get the bendix to clear the flywheel teeth then pull it out. Inspect your flywheel teeth while you got the starter out. Pull all you sparkplugs so you can "eazily" turn the engine by the fan blades. New flywheel teeth are nice and square, yours will probably be worn and sharp, after 50 years you would be too. Most people don't realize, engines have a favorite stopping position and then the teeth in just that one area will be much more worn making it just that much harder to get that ol' engine to start. Hope this helps explain..... ..Dell
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