I've had 2 starters short out and both times it was the wrapping on a field
coil had worn (from decades of vibration I suppose) until a bit of the
windings finally made contact with the case or that piece of iron that
holds them in place.
On both occasions I removed the field coils and re-wrapped them with
friction tape and they have been in service for years since.
I rather like the old (huge, heavy) starters -- they're so big I can push
the start button with the gearbox in first and I have a hybrid!
Geo
> I'm thinking the starter short introduced some gremlin in the ignition
>> system,
>> which hit when I turned off the OD.
>>
>> Also, what's some opinion on rebuilding the starter, versus replacing?
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