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rotorwrench · 02-16-2025, 01:04 PM

The starter is pretty easy to check out on the bench. The brushes can be checked by removing the cover strap. It should rotate by hand. The starter drive is the modern type. It kicks out after starting but they can be cantankerous after they have a lot of wear on them. I'd try changing it first since that's about the easiest thing to do. If it has all the original related stuff as listed then the only other thing would be if there is something going on with the transmission internals including the front pump or the internals to the torque converter. It's harder to diagnose when sitting in front of a computer.

The original P/N of the starter drive is 1CM-11350-B for 1951 or Bendix A-3245. These are showing up out of stock from a lot of sources.

02-16-2025, 01:04 PM	#10
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 17,410	Re: 1953 Mercury with Mercomatic Starter Issues The starter is pretty easy to check out on the bench. The brushes can be checked by removing the cover strap. It should rotate by hand. The starter drive is the modern type. It kicks out after starting but they can be cantankerous after they have a lot of wear on them. I'd try changing it first since that's about the easiest thing to do. If it has all the original related stuff as listed then the only other thing would be if there is something going on with the transmission internals including the front pump or the internals to the torque converter. It's harder to diagnose when sitting in front of a computer. The original P/N of the starter drive is 1CM-11350-B for 1951 or Bendix A-3245. These are showing up out of stock from a lot of sources.