Sounds very much like the starter to me too, I've replaced a couple in
my time. Rebuild starters won't break the bank.
Richard Gosling
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Measure the voltage AT THE STARTER TERMINAL while
cranking. One meter lead on the terminal stud itself,
and the other to the starter body. It helps to use an
old-school analog meter for this, since it is not as
bothered by the rapid fluctuations in voltage as the
motor turns. This test will
Today being a nice day here in the upper right corner of the country,
I tried to fire up the Spitfire. No go. So I hooked up my faithful
portable starter battery. Just a very slow whirr--wrr--wrr. Not
even close to being fast enough to fire. My neighbor happened to be
watching so he
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Subject: [Spits] solenoid or starter?
Today being a nice day here in the upper right corner of the country,
I tried to fire up the Spitfire. No go. So I hooked up my faithful
portable starter battery. Just a very slow whirr--wrr--wrr. Not
even
