Hello All,
I acquired a 1979 SIII 88" 2.25petrol while in Eng this Spring and had it shipped stateside in May. It had passed it's MOT prior to having it shipped and I drove it daily until it wouldn't start one day. It had always been somewhat slow to start, very similar to an old airplane turning over, but one day it was tried to turn over once then nothing. Anyways, I checked what I could with my limited knowledge but nothing I did worked. So I roll started(probably not the correct term) it and drove it to the local mechanic. He affirmed my suspicion that the starter had gone out. Luckily I had bought a refurb spare while in the UK and had it put in only to have it burned out during the mechanics test. I am ignorant regarding these things. The mechanic said that the starter was getting 400amps which is apparently far too much. SO my questions are. What would cause the amp problem? Would a new starter fix it? and, Are the refurbs worth the time and are the new ones worth the money? Thanks
I acquired a 1979 SIII 88" 2.25petrol while in Eng this Spring and had it shipped stateside in May. It had passed it's MOT prior to having it shipped and I drove it daily until it wouldn't start one day. It had always been somewhat slow to start, very similar to an old airplane turning over, but one day it was tried to turn over once then nothing. Anyways, I checked what I could with my limited knowledge but nothing I did worked. So I roll started(probably not the correct term) it and drove it to the local mechanic. He affirmed my suspicion that the starter had gone out. Luckily I had bought a refurb spare while in the UK and had it put in only to have it burned out during the mechanics test. I am ignorant regarding these things. The mechanic said that the starter was getting 400amps which is apparently far too much. SO my questions are. What would cause the amp problem? Would a new starter fix it? and, Are the refurbs worth the time and are the new ones worth the money? Thanks
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