Ron:
For what it's worth:
Something similar happened to me years ago - right after the starter was
rebuilt. This has also happened to one other Healey owner that I know of
after a rebuild.
It turned out that the new bushings had tightened (more accurately
eliminated) the end float of the armature in the case. The condition
worsens with a little heat. So ------- the starter works as normal with
the engine cold, and then won't crank the engine when it's hot because it
can't overcome it's own inertia if it's even slightly tight. This can be
maddeningly intermittent as well!
In both cases the fix was simple: turn down the bushing (or reset it) in
one end of the case so that the armature has sufficient end float. Both
starters have since worked well every time, ever since. Of course, the
starter has to come out again, and be partially dismantled to do this fix,
if in fact it is the problem.
IMHO, it's worthwhile checking out - let us know.
Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BT7 tri-carb
BJ8
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald J. Ray" <ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Healeys@Autox. Team. Net" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 5:47 AM
Subject: Starter
The starter on my BT7 continues to have the same issue since my car returned
to the world of driving some 4 years ago. The starter was completely
rebuilt at that time with new brushes, bushings, and new paper on the field
coil.
The issue is that more times than not, after the car has been driven for any
length of time, the starter will not turn the engine until the car cools
down. It acts similar to a low battery, but after 15 min or so, everything
is back to normal and the starter turns the engine over. I have tried two
new starter solenoids without and improvement.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Ron Ray
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