[DeTomaso] Starter

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Boyd,

I replaced my starter because I had had hot starting issues with the original starter. I removed the old starter to overhaul it and clean the collector up on a lathe. When I bench tested it it was like fireworks went off inside the bearings when I ran it. The rotor windings were shorted to the rotor core/axle. I don't know how common that problem is but my spare rotor was even worse in that respect, it wouldn't even turn over unloaded on the workbench, just load down the battery. A good stock starter would probably do the job too but the 50 dollar price of the gear starter is hard to beat.

Tomas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "boyd casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com>
To: "Tomas Gunnarsson" <guson at home.se>
Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Starter


> As those of you who have read I have been having a hot starting problem. .I
> re wired my ignition  and tightened the screws on the ignition block at it
> seems I may have eliminated the problem.....  Kind of, now when the car is
> engine is at full operating temperature and I turn it off and try to
> restart the starter drags like I have a n old dead battery, When it cranks
> a few turns  it finally catches and the the engine roars to life,  It sound
> s like if it didn't catch right when it did the starter would have stopped.
> I have a fully charged battery and it cranks like gang busters when it is
> cold. . Is this something that 1. Is a common problem @. will be remedied by
> these high torque , higher speed starters. 3. What causes this?
> Boyd
> 
> On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 5:10 AM, Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se> wrote:
> 
>> I bought three starters on Dennis' recommendation and they were not marked
>> with any brand name. I have not had any issues either with the one that's in
>> use.
>>
>> Tomas
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "dyogi" <dyogi at hawaii.rr.com>
>> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 8:00 AM
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Starter
>>
>>
>> >I was one of the first to purchase and recommend this starter from this
>> Ebay
>> > vendor.  Mine was a new in the box Bosch unit.  Worked great, cranked
>> hard
>> > and never a problem.
>> >
>> > Aloha,
>> >
>> > Dennis
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