I guess I figured that cars had foot starters until they went 12v. I need to check out some 40's & 50's cars. Have to wait for a car show. I haven't seen any running around that are close to stock.
Denny, thanks for replying, but it's not the brushes. The starter turns over fine. I hooked up a battery & hit the foot pedal. Nothing. Then I removed the starter & took the switch off. The copper blocks inside were wore down enough that the linkage wasn't pushing the rod down far enough to make contact. In the picture you'll see that the PO had added metal to the arm to compensate. I'm guessing that the engine was hard to start & he kept the starter engaged too long.
Thanks,
Scott
