<VV> Maybe the starter.

[Hugo Miller]

I seem to recall that you are not supposed to polish these big 
terminals up so they are nice & shiny. Or did I imagine it?

On 2020-08-09 03:20, FrankDuVal via VirtualVairs wrote:
> I have rebuilt many a starter, and not just on Corvairs. Lots of GM 
> types.
>
> Brushes and bushings easy. Next is replacing the drive. Sometimes the
> yoke/lever needs replacing, sometimes just reversing it, /IF/ it is
> symmetrical.
>
> The nose also gets cracked, easy to see, and replaced. Another reason
> I pick up used starters for Corvairs when I see them going in the
> trash!
>
> I count the solenoid as a separate repair than the starter..... I had
> a Delco distributor in town who carried the big terminals! Of course
> the first time you open the solenoid, you just turn the terminals
> around to the good spots.
>
> Frank DuVal
>
> On 8/8/2020 5:22 PM, tony.. via VirtualVairs wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 8/8/2020 12:16 AM, H Smith via VirtualVairs wrote:
>>> I am surprised that more of you haven’t experienced the worn 
>>> bushings and dragging starter syndrome.
>>
>>
>> I'm not surprised. Most of the people I knew who had the issues just 
>> replaced the starter and went on.  Most wouldn't bother to pull the 
>> starter apart to see what caused the troubles.  Or, they just lived 
>> with it, blaming the troubles on this or that or the other.
>>
>> Myself, I'm cheap.  I chose to fix the starter rather than buy 
>> another. I also used to buy up used starters for cheap at shows when 
>> I'd spot one here or there, so I have parts on hand. And yeah as 
>> mentioned I've seen starters that showed obvious contact between pole 
>> pieces and the armature and they invariably had loose/worn bushings.
>>
>> My '60 has a fresh starter on it that I just went through, clean and 
>> lube since it was new old stock, and swapped out the nose (the '60 
>> model cars used a different starter than the rest) and it cranks the 
>> same no matter what temperature the engine happens to be, hot or cold.
>>
>> This does NOT address the struggling cranking of an engine that's 
>> been overheated and still hot.
>>
>> That's hot as in too damned hot.
>>
>> tony..
>>
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