I've had my generator and starter rebuilt recently by Star Auto Electric:
http://www.starautoelectric.com/
The owner, Mike Martinez, knows his stuff and is very responsive and helpful (I
had lots of questions). Both ran about $300/ea, which ain't cheap, but given
either--esp. the generator--can strand you the peace of mind is worth it to me
(I almost bought a spare generator to take on long road trips, but now feel
confident I don't need one). He turned both around in a day or two. I also
bought a voltage regulator from him, which he sources from England, because he
convinced me the one I bought from Moss a couple years ago is inadequate (he
said some of the repop VRs are not only Chinese-made, but are actually made for
tractors, and the guts look flimsy compared to OEM).
NFI, but tell Mike I sent you ;)
Bob
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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
> On April 6, 2017 at 4:21 PM rft2 at aol.com wrote:
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> Did you have your starter rebuilt locally or is there a company that
> specializes in AH starter rebuilds?
>
> Mal Hickok
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> To: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thu, Apr 6, 2017 4:31 am
> Subject: [Healeys] Starter
>
> I took the advice of several on the List and Forum, and had the starter
> for my BJ8 overhauled. I installed it and gave it a whirl; I was caught off
> guard at how fast the engine turned over and fired-up, and over-revved the
> engine for a couple seconds. I won't say it was as fast as a geared starter,
> but it spun the engine plenty fast, and much faster than I recall it ever
> working. All this time--over 30 years' ownership of this car--I just assumed
> that Lucas starters sounded like it was all they could do to crank with the
> 'rnh-rnh-rnh' sound; like the starters on most piston aircraft engines I've
> flown (most of these planes were seriously under-batteried).
>
> Thanks to all who provided advice. Now, I gotta get the starter on the
> BN2 done.
>
> Bob
>
> --------------------------------
> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
>
>
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