Be aware that there are two different versions of the "classic" Lucas starter.
The earlier ones had a barrel type communtator and side mounted brushes, the
later ones had a disk type commutator and end mounted brushes. The early ones
were robust, long lasting and other then occaisional jamming, were a very good
starter. The later ones lacked both torque and longevity.
Jan Eyerman
jumpinjan <jservaites@woh.rr.com> wrote:
I don't understand why people think new technology will work better if
you just get a good starter to begin with? I drove my Alpine, back in
the '70s, for many years and never had any starter problems (and I was
using 12.5:1 compression in my engine). I guess my recommendation is to
buy a rebuilt one from Rick at S.S. and be done with it.
Jan
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