[Fot] Starter Query

[Bill Babcock]

Yup. Had the same problem. One of the wires has come adrift and is  
separating when the motor is hot. Probably the stator wire, but I'm  
not sure. You can take it apart and solder it, but you might be better  
off sending it back to whoever made it for repair. If you do decide to  
repair it yourself, use a high silver content solder and a good high- 
wattage soldering gun. The softer 60/40 solder won't stand up as well.

On May 20, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Robert Lang wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a hi-torque starter on my TR6. Last SAT, I ran the cam in.  
> The motor got a bit hot owing to the electric fan being wired  
> backwards and there was a bit of air in the system, but it never  
> overheated and boiled over.
>
> At any rate, after I ran the cam in, I shut the car off for about 10  
> min. I then went to restart so I could drive the car back into the  
> garage and the starter did NOTHING when I punched the button.  
> Concerned that maybe the motor had locked up, I put a wrench on the  
> crank and it turned freely...
>
> So, I wound up pushing the car back in the garage (it's amazing how  
> hard it is to push 1975 pounds up-hill about 3 - 4 inches over 35  
> feet by yourself).
>
> Last night, the starter button worked okay.
>
> Assuming nothing else, has anyone seen a problem with the hi-torque  
> starters (this one is 9 years old) where the unit does nothing when  
> hot but otherwise works okay?
>
> I know this seems pretty basic, but I figured I'd ask.
>
> rml
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