Last night I checked everything starting from connections to starter. Connections were ok, starter failed, I checked the solenoid and finally replaced but nothing had been changed. I did a last trial to avoid starter dismantling and I connected the battery directly to the starter: same result. So I removed the starter and I checked first brushes, grounded ones seemed ok, the other two had quite pretty black surfaces to the commutator. Commutator was bright, metallic but fully saturated. As I noticed that even the brush replacement requires special soldering tool I gave up at this level and today I left the starter for reconditioning at a specialist. I have a spare used starter, I have fited that and it is working perfectly.
A question: I have noticed that for starter mounting so called shim might be necessary for bendix adjusting. Is that shim like a general gasket made of some kind of paper? What is the process to determine the number or the thickness of this shim? -----Original Message----- From: Joe Frakes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 6:33 AM To: Spit list Subject: RE: starter Did you check the voltage at the specific time you were having problems, or just when it was convienent (like I usually do)? I had almost the exact same symptoms when the voltage regulator went out on my Lucas alternator. It would charge at times, discharge at others. When it did charge, it did so quite well. Of course it was a champ at discharging also. All the connections (as others mentioned) is definitely a good place to start, just thought I'd share my experience... Joe Frakes '73 Spitfire 1500 (now with Delco alternator) '55 Chevy 210 (incidentally also with Delco alternator) I installed the self made (a la P. T) heat shield and results are excellent. Vapor lock has been eliminated completely even with very hot engine. Idle is stable as well. Unfortunately the starter problem had been getting worse. First I had starter problem only with hot engine. This weekend when I tested the new heat shield during a 200km trip I started the engine almost in all kind of conditions (cold, little cold, hot, very hot, hot after 5 min...). In every cases I had successful starts (starter turns at high rev) and completely failed ones (starter just turns a half and stops). I can't see anymore any direct relations between heat and starter functioning. I checked fan belt, battery (12.6V), charging (15-16V), all seems basically ok. The starter it self or the solenoid could be suspected, but why it works a day and do not an other under the same conditions? /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
