Re: IML: 69 starter motor/Update

["jsadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

I tried again today & it started immediately, although the starter was 
protesting very loudly. I shut it off & tried again. It restarted, but a 
hand crank probably would have turned faster. I ordered a new starter from 
Checker & they will have it Friday.
John
> > If you crank and it seems slow and the engine is cold,
> > you can reach down and tap the body of the starter
> > motor with your finger.  The last car I got was
> > cranking so slowly that it wasn't catching, but wanted
> > to.  the starter motor was so hot I burned my finger,
> > so I gave up on it.
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> > It was drawing so much current that it was heating
> > like crazy.
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> > > > --- jsadowski <jsadowski@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Now that the emissions testing for collector cars
> > > has been dropped here, I
> > > decided to do the carburater swap on my 69 so I can
> > > register it. It took me
> > > all of 2 hours to do the whole thing & when the car
> > > started up, it ran
> > > beautifully & probably smoother then it ever did the
> > > whole 10 or so years
> > > I've had it. I even had the A/C on & let the car run
> > > for about 45 minutes &
> > > moved it forward & back a few times.
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> > >       After I shut it off, it refuses to restart
> > > now. The tone of the
> > > starter is a little strange sounding & barely turns
> > > the engine, even with
> > > the good battery from my 60 in it.  I havn't had the
> > > chance to try again
> > > after the car fully cools down. I'm wondering if the
> > > erratic tone of the
> > > starter means its bad or do you think something else
> > > is wrong here?
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