[Kilroy]

Thanks Ron. I should have been more clear on the starters... 12v neg ground, New 12v solenoid, 6v unrestored starters.

I'll try the torque wrench but I'd guess it's around 40-50 lbs at the most. Maybe less.
If you had 160lbs and it was fine, I guess i won't worry. I just was a little concerned with the seeming jump in resistance across 2 different starters and the fact that I thought a 6v starter on 12v would spin it over at a decent pace. Even with the plugs out it wasn't spinning it much faster than a good 6v system.

I started to worry that maybe something wasn't right inside.