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Alaska Mike · 05-08-2021, 08:02 PM

Had my engine rebuilt, new bearings, balanced crank, high lift cam, lightened flywheel, v8 clutch, bigger intake valves, high compression head. I have about 200 miles on it now. Starter would hardly turn the engine over to start it, so I took it to a reputable shop that rebuilds starters. He put a new armature in it, and thought it was good to go. I installed it, and it will start it, but still turns over very slow. I installed a new start switch, cleaned the surfaces where the starter bolts to the engine, new battery, new cables, grounded from the battery to the frame, and to the transmission. About all I can do to turn it over with the crank. Do I just need to drive it some more and wait for it to break-in?

05-08-2021, 08:02 PM	#1
Alaska Mike Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Centerville, Iowa Posts: 91	Starter not quite up to the task after rebuild Had my engine rebuilt, new bearings, balanced crank, high lift cam, lightened flywheel, v8 clutch, bigger intake valves, high compression head. I have about 200 miles on it now. Starter would hardly turn the engine over to start it, so I took it to a reputable shop that rebuilds starters. He put a new armature in it, and thought it was good to go. I installed it, and it will start it, but still turns over very slow. I installed a new start switch, cleaned the surfaces where the starter bolts to the engine, new battery, new cables, grounded from the battery to the frame, and to the transmission. About all I can do to turn it over with the crank. Do I just need to drive it some more and wait for it to break-in?