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Originally Posted by hueyhoolihan
my recently purchased '41 had just had a new started installed before i had it hauled away to my storage area. and it has never turned the motor over very fast, and when warm, not at all. it sounded, to all the world, like it was binding to me.
the old one was in the trunk and so i tested it. it seemed to work, so i installed it yesterday (what a job!) and it's turning over like a champ now!
i'm guessing that the new one had been shimmed improperly...grrrr!
this is the very, very short story, BTW.  |
Same thing happened to me. A fresh rebuilt (from NAPA, no less) seemed to labor starting my car, so I installed one from my "stash" with an old tag on it that said "GOOD". I installed it (not much of a task since I have a lift), and it started quickly and easily.
BTW, I have never had to shim a flathead starter.