Re: [FWDLK] Starter motor

["Paul Schmidt" <shmitato@xxxxxxx>]

You probably have a shorted armature, a good starter generator shop should
be able to fix it. You could try NAPA for a rebuilt, give them the numbers
from the tag, I just got a gen. for a 54 Packard from them.
           Paul A. Schmidt
-----Original Message-----
From: John Digney <digney@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, June 06, 1999 10:54 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Starter motor


>Over the past few weeks the starter motor on my 1955 Plymouth Belvedere has
>stopped working.  It would work for a while then stop working and I would
>take it off and turn it by hand and it would work again.  Now it does not
>work at all.  There is still power flowing through the motor since my dome
>light gets dim when I try to crank the engine and the motor always works
>when I bench test it.  I'm suspecting the starter drive is not disengaging
>from the ring gear.  Does anyone have any experience with these and know if
>it can be fixed or where I can get another starter motor.  Thanks for any
>help you can give.
>
>John Digney
>