Thanks Roy...that's what I'll do :-)

On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 3:10 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> David,
>
> The WBX starter is not self supporting and cannot be bench tested … unless
> your bench has a bell housing ;-)
>
> Why not simply swap them on the van to give them a test?
>
>
> > On 16-Nov-2016, at 18:51, David <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Had the joy of the bypassed rear heater (loop) blowing up yesterday and
> > flooding the whole floor and underseat area of my bus...
> >
> > A couple of observations- don't loop it!!! or if you do, for the love of
> > all, loop it under the bus so it doesn't destroy everything under the
> seat-
> > rant over...
> >
> > My question is more borne out of the fact that I had a couple spare parts
> > under the seat...including an alternator and a couple (yeah weird...)
> > starters...
> >
> > I took said starters to OReilly and they said they couldn't test them
> > because the bendix gear would fly off and damage the starter beyond
> > repair...true? I could have sworn that I had other stores test them in
> the
> > past without a problem...
> >
> > I can swap the starters into the bus, but I'd just rather test them,
> clean,
> > paint, and store them for the inevitable...
> >
> > THANKS!
> >
> > Dave
> > 85 GL 4spd
>
>