I had to look it up myself. It's part of the mechanism that disengages the starter motor once the engine has already started. When it fails, you get the grinding noise that you'd get if you turned the key to start while the engine was already running.
I generally let Lisa deal with the mechanical issues; she knows them much better than I do. On an early date with her, she ended up showing me how to change my alternator.
I'm not totally non-mechancial. In fact, Lisa says I'm a decent "scrub nurse" in that I will hand her the right tools when she asks for them without giving her back-talk. Also, I'm useful for lifting heavy loads, like when I helped her change the transmission in her pickup truck.
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Date: 2013-01-09 02:45 pm (UTC)I generally let Lisa deal with the mechanical issues; she knows them much better than I do. On an early date with her, she ended up showing me how to change my alternator.
I'm not totally non-mechancial. In fact, Lisa says I'm a decent "scrub nurse" in that I will hand her the right tools when she asks for them without giving her back-talk. Also, I'm useful for lifting heavy loads, like when I helped her change the transmission in her pickup truck.