Re: starting problems

["Bob D'Amato" <Bob.Damato@starfleet.itc.snetlink.com>]

> Which makes me wonder ...
> Has anybody tried to put one of the newer statrers on an older motor?  I 
> don't know how much the gearing is changed, but the starter motor on the 
> '88 runs considerably faster than the '83.
> 
> Steve Buchholz
> s_buchho@kla.com
> 

With age, some deposits wind up in the grooves of the commutator of the 
starter, this gives a high resistance between the copper plates. This 
could be one cause for the slower crank as age increases.
bob