Re: Little tube thingy on the end of the starter: what is (was) it?

From: Michael Maskalans (dml@tepidcola.com)
Date: Sat Jul 16 2011 - 18:50:19 EDT


On Jul 16, 2011, at 2:13 PM, Tom Coulter wrote:

>

> One thing that caught my eye was a little piece of plastic tube
> ~5/16" dia. and ~3/4" long hanging off the end of the starter. It
> is next to one of the 2 studs that hold the starter together and
> would be on the end toward the FRONT of the vehicle.
>
> At first I thought it was some kind of "breather" tube, but - after
> I accidentally knocked it off w/ a stray knuckle (uggghh) - I
> noticed some strange "baffles" inside it.

Most starters have them, I've always assumed it was a breather/drain -
perhaps baffled for some reason?

Mike



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