What was found
(CAN) DURING 50 HR INSPECTION, OIL FILTER ELEMENT WAS INSPECTED. STEEL PARTICLES WERE FOUND. NR 2 & 4 CYLINDERS WERE REMOVED FOR EXAMINATION OF CAMSHAFT & FOLLOWERS. NO FAULT FOUND. REMOVED THE TCM LIGHTWEIGHT STARTER, THE DRIVE GEAR WAS FOUND TO BE EXCESSIVELY WORN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT BOTH MAGNETO DRIVE GEARS WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE CAM & IDLER GEARS WERE INSPECTED & NO DAMAGE OR WEAR WAS FOUND. I SUGGEST THAT THE STARTER GEAR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE WEAR TO THE MAGNETO DRIVE GEARS DUE TO METAL PARTICLES FALLING FROM THE STARTER DRIVE DOWN ONTO THE GEARS BELOW & BEING DRIVEN IN BETWEEN THE OTHERGEARS. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE OTHER GEARS ARE A HARDER MATERIAL & THAT IS WHY THEY REMAINED UNDAMAG ED.