On 25-Jul, 2011, at 07:26 , Tom Coulter wrote:
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> Good comment, Jim. All joking aside, the baffles must be there to help keep the tube free of road splash, and thus the starter drain clean. What puzzles me as I think about it is how the starter would ever accumulate water in the first place. The tube as a breather makes more sense but even that makes me scratch my head (not sure I've ever seen a starter configured w/ a breather). Any thoughts on this?
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Road spray, deep water... it's not completely sealed - nor could it be with the heat they make - so of course it needs a breather, and therefore a drain. If the breather was on the top it would just fill up with water.
I've never seen a starter without the little nipple on the bottom....
Mike
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