Troubleshooting the starter

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Everything is going well with getting my 29 Town Sedan back on the

road. The engine is all back together, repaird accessory shaft in

place.



I am having an issue with the starter. Nothing happens when I push

the starter pedal. When I bridge across from the battery connection

to the starter post, it spins just fine. When I have my kid push

the pedal and I bridge across, it will turn the engine over, but

then when I remove the bridge, the pedal sticks, the engine keeps

turning over and I have to go pull it off the floor. Here are my

assumptions:



1. The post that bridges the contacts under the starter, is not

making good contact (I did clean it).

2. When I bridge across with the pedal pushed down, it forces the

current through the poor connection.

3. I am missing a spring/the spring is not strong enough to pull the

pedal back to disengage the small drive gear.



Any thoughts on how to make the starter work better? Should I

squeeze the contacts together or coat them with something?



Aaron