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Originally Posted by Synchro909
If the timing is too far advanced, as each cylinder comes up to compression on the starter, it fires before the piston is at the top. That puts enormous strain on the starter which is fighting the explosion in the cylinder.
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That is of course true, but the op was having trouble with a slow starter and didn't mention any combustion. He could remove the plug wires to test your theory by leaving the plugs in and seeing if it makes a difference.