61 Starfire (Starter Rebuild or Not)

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Old December 2nd, 2006, 03:32 PM
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61 Starfire (Starter Rebuild or Not)

I think I need to rebuild my starter what do you think?

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When starting the car the starter cranked the engine correctly, I have not run her in a while so I did what I always did, that is I let it crank a few times lest the a 20 sec duration (gets the oil pumped up).

The car started fine.

After warming up I stalled her. When trying to restart the started seemed to never engage, so I paused for a moment tried once more, same thing. I paused once more then it engaged and started.

I figure it’s really the bendix drive but if I pull the starter I am rebuilding everything.

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Old December 2nd, 2006, 07:12 PM
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Why not do a complete you have already done most of the labor R&R
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Old December 2nd, 2006, 07:40 PM
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Are you saying the starter motor spins but doesn't contact the flywheel to spin the motor? That sounds like a bendix alright. And I'd go with ozone's suggestion to go through it. Replace the solenoid, too.

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