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| | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 29 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 29 | after converting my 51 to 12v all has been good.
until last night.started fine one minuiet, starter dead the next.the unit it self looks like a fairly resent re-con but i have no history with it.it took the switch of and this seemed fine so then i got the battery cable and toutched the contact on top of the starter.nothind not even a spark.i held it there for 30 seconds or so to see if the motor got hot but this seemed ok also.so then i pulled the motor and fist did a bench test,again nothing.i have not had the motor aprt but from what i can see everything looks good.HELP | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | check your windings very closely look for any dark spots however small ...you may had 1 wire burn off ...just guessin here . | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | jon boy jonny,
Your battery is fully charged and has good clean posts and grounds...right. The proper thing to do would be to pull the starter off and disassembly it, looking for thrown solder, hung brushes, a black shorted commutator bar or a obvious burned and separated wire. Before I did this I would take a hammer and bang around on the starter while it was in the truck. Smack it hard enough to wiggle things but not hard enough to bust or dent the case...then try to start it again. If the starter is grounded properly and you bypass any suspicious starter switch by touching the battery cable directly to the starter post, there should be some kind of spark. If you get no spark, there is a open in the circuit. I am guessing we are talking about a stomp starter...not a solenoid type.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 | On a stomp starter, just holding a wire to a post will not do anything unless the starter switch has been removed from the starter, then you would have to put the cable directly on the contact. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Take it to your local flaps store and they will ckeck it for free. auto zone, etc. Whoops, I just noticed you were from England. Well auto parts stores there must be able to perform the same service. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 29 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 29 | thanks for all advice.i took the motor to a repair shop.an hour later they were on the phone telling me it was ready to pick up.when i asked what was wrong all the guy said was "field coils".anyway it works fine now so jobs a goodone.thanks again jonathan | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | jon boy jonny, What a repair shop. They had extra field coils for a '51 Delco starter laying in the corner...and this is on the other side of the pond! :confused: Be sure to ask for the defective field coils back. Tell them you want to hang them on the wall of your garage. I guess all that matters is that it is fixed.  Stuart | | | | | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 608 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 608 | jon boy jonny,
As a VERY Dear Lancs Lad Friend would say"Good Job of It"
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Glad to hear it was a success.
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Steve Sr. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 29 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 29 | | | |
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