Re: ihc-digest V5 #210

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>SO!!!!  could this be the starter?  I haven't tried to jump it cause it is
>getting power and it is really hard to get too.  On hindsight I have had
>problems like what Tom has described.  the past week or so it has
>sometimes not started and I try again and it will start.
>
>It is like the starter just can't get enough power.
>
>Anyway, thanks for any info that can be provided (I think I am going to
>try to jump the starter tommorrow)
>
>Luke

Luke,
Unless you have a bad cable or connection every symptom you describe 
sounds like the starter is shorting out. When the bushings or bearings 
get worn, the commutator drags on the field coils and the starter sucks 
up enormous amps without being able to turn. Bet ya, if you gave us all 
the facts, thats where you are. If that is the case, the starter is 
repairable but you may not want to bother with the time and little bit of 
money you'd save over a rebuilt. On the other hand, you don't always get 
a good rebuilt either.
One other comment about cables and connections. If you have a bad 
connection, the current draw goes way up, not down. Lots of people think 
that if the connection is bad not so much current can go through. On the 
contrary, if the connection is bad a lot of heat is generated and making 
that heat uses a lot of current. 
John

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