> I've gone through two starters in my '72 B in the past 6 months:
> my original and a new gear-reduction starter. Each does nothing
> when hooked up to a battery and checked by touching the solenoid
> terminal to the +. I have just put in a used starter motor that
> works, but I'm worried about it operating for 2 months and
> suddenly dying, as the gear-reduction starter did. Could there
> be something about my electrical system that's frying my starter
> motor over a period of time? Is there something I should check?
John, I doubt it's anything electrical, but it wouldn't hurt to pull the
coil wire off and crank the engine for about 10 seconds, then immediately
feel all the battery cables to see if they're hot. If you find a hot spot,
you've got a bad connection or cable. Also, check the battery voltage at
the battery while cranking. With a warm engine, it shouldn't drop below
about 10 volts; if it does then the battery may be bad.
I'd be more concerned about something that makes the engine unusually hard
to crank, like advanced ignition timing, sticking advance mechanism, etc.
Randall
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