I had no concern about originality when fitting a gear reduction starter to
my 2500S - this car is a daily driver, and reliability is paramount. With
the starter being buried below the exhaust and induction system, it is not
immediately noticeable, besides which, other little things have been done
over the years, so the car was not original anyway.
The starter motor was a joy to fit, and cheap at $NZ300. The componentry was
brand new, whereas reconditioning the old starter motor (for not much less)
would still have left old parts. I did have an issue with the circuit that
bypasses the resistor wire during starting, but this was soon resolved with
a good sized diode.
When the Stag is due for a new starter, I will be performing the same
modification.
David Greed
74 Stag Man O/D
79 2500S Man O/D
www.wave.co.nz/pages/greed
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Randall Young
Sent: Thursday, 6 May 2004 11:07 a.m.
To: Triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: starter motors
> I know there has been comments written about the high torque gear
> reduction
> starters, but i didn't pay close enough attention at the time.
> So, could a
> few of you please give me some feedback on
> likes/dislikes/recommendations on
> these new "high tech" units.
I've had one on my TR3A for a few years now, I absolutely love it ! Does
sound a bit different when cranking, between the gear whine and the ole
4-banger turning so fast, it just doesn't sound like a TRactor motor being
cranked. Was a joy to fit too, went easily into place with one hand while
it always took 2 hands and a certain amount of swearing to squeeze the
original into place.
As I've mentioned before, I was concerned about the original starter
contacts being able to carry the much larger current of the 'high tech'
solenoid, so I used the original starter solenoid (which is separate from
the starter on a TR3) as a relay to supply current to the new solenoid. I
would recommend considering adding a relay to your TR6 too, although perhaps
the original TR6 solenoid draws more current than the TR3 solenoid and so
your start contacts may be more capable than mine.
> Plus, the reason i'm checking on these is because after a long
> run, if I turn
> the TR off & then try to restart the starter really lags, or
> doesn't seem to
> have half the pep. Is this a sign of starter age ? or am I into
> a different problem ?
Hard to say for sure, but a tired starter is certainly a prime suspect.
Randall
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