Regarding my current starter problems, I wish to thank all who
responded to my plea for help. Especially to "rgb", Roger, who
suggested having my starter rebuilt locally.
The car is a '71 TR6. About 4 or 5 years ago I had my original
starter replaced with a remanufactured unit. The reman. starter
failed recently, and I took my original starter to a local starter
re-build shop. (Mike's Automotive in Cincinnati, OH -- even repainted
the thing.) The cost to have this original starter rebuilt was
$45.00. The cost of the remanufactured starter 4 or 5 years ago was
$140.00!
Last night I replaced the bad starter with the original, newly rebuild
one. It worked! But not only that, the original starter sounds very
smooth in operation. I look forward to a long service-life from my
"new" original starter.
Thanks again for the advice.
Sincerely,
Kevin D. O'Connor
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