fred v wrote on Thu, 16 November 2017 08:54
> Has anyone tried the new high torque starters? I've had an ongoing problem cranking when the engine is hot.
> thanks,
Fred,
That 10MT starter is a brute, but its big weakness is that it just doesn't complain when it should. When mine finally quit, it was way past due for
an overhaul. Up until then, I was thinking I maybe had a bad connection somewhere. Well, I did. The thing was probably running on 2 of the four
brushes for the prior year.
After you have cleaned and checked all the cables and battery terminals. (The ground half too.) If she isn't cranking smartly, take the starter down,
stand it on its nose (the old Bushes cans work great, but new ones not so) in a 3"DWV coupling and take the three nuts that hold the back and field to
the nose. You want to take all three off because with the field loose, if anything happens, the solenoid cover will get broken. (BTDT) Then you can
either find a friend with a lathe or a rebulder because the brush holders will have been dragging on the commutator long enough that it needs some
attention.
I have heard one 403 with a "High Torque" starter crank up. I was not impressed. With the now good starter, my 455 cranks better.
Matt
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