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Old 06-10-2013, 06:42 AM   #1
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Default Intermittant Starter Problem

My 1930 pickup is experiencing intermittant starting problems.
Sometimes, when I push the starter button I get no response, other times ithe starter rotates just fiine. The battery is fully charged. Could it be the starter switch is failing or is it the starter itself. Thanks for your thopughts.
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Old 06-10-2013, 06:56 AM   #2
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I'd suspect the starter switch itself. If it was the starter drive the starter would be locked and you would have to rock the car in gear to unlock it, or worse as I had to recently, disassemble the starter case in the car and use a pipe wrench on the armature.
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Old 06-10-2013, 06:58 AM   #3
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It could be either. You can remove the band and look at the brushes to see if the springs are hitting the brush holders.
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Old 06-10-2013, 11:03 AM   #4
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other day my starter wouldnt do a thing,I just turned the nut that holds the cable on it and it started fine . I noticed the bolt turned when I tried to move the nut ,so it wasnt a bad connection at the cable. I suspect the starter switch is the culprit. I'll find out when I get (around-to-it ) been searchin for one a long time now.
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