Tonight as I was about to leave a friends house - I turned the key to
start the engine. The started engaged for a second - then the engine
bucked, and then the starter began to run away. Turning the key off made
no difference. I had to disconnect the battery to stop the starter.

I borrowed a hammer,and a flashlight and whacked the starter - No Joy!

I've never run into this problem before. Being it was night, I couldn't
do much. I still don't have my beloved Bentley, so a bit handicapped on
the troubleshooting.

Anyone have any idea what this could be about??

Thanks,

John