[Fot] Starter Query

[Bill Babcock]

That's the guy.  Bob, I suspect your starter would be fine for another  
nine years if you did this little fix.

On May 20, 2009, at 9:47 AM, rkrantz77 at comcast.net wrote:

> The problem is the solid wire from the windings out into the  
> solenoid area of the starter.  I put in a short length of stranded  
> 16 gauge wire in the starters I sell to eliminate this problem.
> Ron Krantz
> ReK Racing
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Babcock" <billb at bnj.com>
> To: "Robert Lang" <lang at isis.mit.edu>
> Cc: fot at autox.team.net
> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 12:38:17 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Starter Query
>
> 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.