and you use the valve lifter??I would be interested in knowing if anyone has a stronger "bolt on starter" than the Grosset. It does not turn my TP 1200, even when attached to a car battery..
and you use the valve lifter??I would be interested in knowing if anyone has a stronger "bolt on starter" than the Grosset. It does not turn my TP 1200, even when attached to a car battery..
I had a 1600 cc 1999 Yamaha Roadstar carburettor model, it had solenoid operated decompression and currently own a 1990 Honda GB 500TT which has an automatic mechanically operated decompression acting on the OHC.Francois Grossett fitted my starter a couple of years ago, and so far it has worked fine, but I run a pretty soft 998cc engine, Francois definitely does not recommend the use of the decompression lever, or any decompression device, I believe that Trevor Southwell developed the Grossett starter along with Francois, I think Trevor drifts onto this forum now and then, perhaps he could inform us why it is considered better not to decompress, since mine was fitted I have not used the decompressor and all is well, does gradually easing the decompressor of during starting predispose the engine to back fire, which we all know is considered fatal.
It worked very well for turning the engine just over TDC for starting, although it wan't quite big enough to effectively stop the engine like a stock valve lifter, but it had coil ignition anyway so that needed to be switched off to kill the engine.