Thanks! I definitely try that. Our company bought ultrasonic cleaner few weeks ago (large one). Can you advise, what solvent to use? It must be non flammable, i presume?
About truck - put used injectors in, primed with electric pump, cranked 3..4 times and it runs! Well it ran some 5 seconds and died. Probably still some air in system. Charged batteries and tried again, this time starter said goodbye. Solenoid is weak, does not hold tooths to flywheel (spins great).
And we have bad weather everyday now, lots of rain and cold, so i hauled 1008 to garage (far away) for winter. Probably i go for 12V starter. But then i must change winch too. Thinking time. I like 12V gear reduction starter on my 1009...
Vanaisa,
Using an ultrasonic cleaner is great for cleaning injectors, IPs, carburetors and any small parts!
Normally these come with "special" solvents, which are usually (over)priced...
Not likely your company will allow you to use anything else then what they prescribe.
Personally, I use either my own home brew water with strong detergent but also just plain kerosene, in which case you must keep away any flames or sparks!
All an ultrasonic cleaner does is warm up the fluid to soak the parts and vibrate the fluid at a very high frequency to get good penetration and literally shake the smallest of contaminants off and out of the parts.
I also use kerosene in my parts cleaner, rather than the parts cleaner "special solvents" which costs 3 to 5 times the price.
Kerosene is a distillation fraction between gasoline and diesel fuel, but not as combustible nor as volatile as gasoline, so it will stay/keep much longer in your parts cleaner without any odor in your workshop and cleans your parts very well, removes all dirt and grease and completely dries off the part, so do not forget to coat with light oil afterwards to avoid new corrosion. I sometimes leave my cleaned parts in the closed parts washer, as they also do not corrode as long as I keep them in there. As for protecting exposed parts, I usually apply a light coat of linseed oil, either boiled or pressed, which is an excellent corrosion protection... and smells nice.
Now, as for your starter, I had to replace mine as well when I purchased my M1009, as it was burned out. I found a brand new 24V reduction gear starter for a fair price actually, I think it was around 160€. Google a bit, you may find it.
However, from what you wrote, I understand that the starter gear does not engage with the flex plate gear. This does not necessarily mean you need a new starter. Check your solenoid indeed, although, if it engages enough to make the starter spin, this means the solenoid pulls all the way as only then the starter contact is being closed/activated. Perhaps your starter is not shimmed properly (too much?) and this may cause free spinning as well or the bronze starter bushings are worn out and need to be replaced... Or possibly the lever between solenoid and starter gear is damaged, bent, missing the pivot bolt, ... Check those first before you start chasing new parts I would say!
Other than that, check your anti-freeze level before winter kicks in, because in Tallinn it does get a little colder...
Cheers,
Jake