<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black;"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black;"><br>...not saying it's true in all cases...but most rebuild resources do not rebuild on the spot, ....depending on stock.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black;">They hand over one they rebuilt the last time around...and your 'core' gets rebuilt to be sold later to the next guy.<br>A very common practice.<br><br>ptegler<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com><br>To: 'Jim Henningsen' <trguy75@gmail.com>; 'triumphs' <Triumphs@autox.team.net><br>Sent: Tue, Jan 22, 2019 12:14 am<br>Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 Starter question<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">I haven't asked recently, but a few years back my independent FLAPS (Long<br clear="none">Beach, CA) assured me they could get any Lucas starter rebuilt.  They have<br clear="none">to have a complete core, and it takes a few days to a week.  IIRC the price<br clear="none">was very favorable, compared to a new one.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Apparently, the fellow that does them will not deal directly with the<br clear="none">public.  But when I asked for a special nut (for my Japanese alternator),<br clear="none">through the FLAPS of course, he gave it to me for nothing.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Also, someone posted just today on another forum that they got their old<br clear="none">starter repaired in Dallas TX.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sorry, I've no idea about the hum.  But it's been my experience that it's<br clear="none">usually pretty obvious when you get it apart.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- Randall  <div class="yqt8122623638" id="yqtfd41780"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">** <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs </a> <a shape="rect" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ptegler@verizon.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ptegler@verizon.net</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div>