The Hammtrack hummingbird is sings its death song

[jays69bird]

Well I let my son and his fiance take off in the bird today with the top down,I figure it is going to be his car soon enough. I get a call later that she would not turn over,so I told him welcome to the wonderful world of Chrysler gear reduction starters. I told him to take a hammer and lightly rap on the starter and that did the trick. Now I have had the starter on there since 1989 and it was the top of the line NAPA unit when I bought it,do I replace with another stock style or go with the new fangled mini starter ? Opinions ?

 

[Big John]

Since 1989? 25 years life tells the tale. Buy a starter that sounds like a Mopar starter!

Or.... the issue is usually pretty simple. The electrical contact inside the starter... the one that the solenoid hits... erodes away and starts giving you problems. It's pretty cheap and reasonably easy to replace. The contact looks like a bolt with the head bent over. One end is threaded and sticks out for the battery cable to bolt to.

A little bit of cleaning and maybe a little high pressure grease applied sparingly and you're back in business.

 

[Big John]

Here ya go: http://www.allpar.com/history/mopar/electrical3-starters.html

Pay attention to cleaning the commutator too.

 

[Basketcase]

I agree with the site administrator

 

[Big John]

I agree with the site administrator

A wise move on your part.

 

[Basketcase]

it happens once in a while....

 

[mcmopar]

For a stocker the stock unit is fine. It wouldn't survive on mine...:facepalm:

 

[69hemibeep]

I agree with the site administrator

Suck up

 

[Roadcuda]

Suck up

Like you haven't a time or two?!?!?! :groucho:

 

[Basketcase]

Suck up

Mr Redford please go out to your bunker and polish your grey poop trophies and leave this matter to us regular guys.......

 

[jays69bird]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDfQWPDnFJo
For all you gear reduction fans !

 

[Basketcase]

if I ever get a cell phone that'll be my ringtone

 

[Big John]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidgoss.enginestart

Engine start app for an Android phone. Sounds like a Mopar starter to me!

 

[ACME A12]

The earth is flat... :basketcase: :basketcase: :basketcase: :basketcase:

:jester:

 

[69hemibeep]

The earth is flat... :basketcase: :basketcase: :basketcase: :basketcase:

:jester:

No its round and driven by a gear reduction motor

 

[Big John]

No its round and driven by a gear reduction motor

And sounds cool when it starts.....

 

[Basketcase]