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Hi guys,
So I have 2 FE starter motors that i want to check that they work before i put them on the replacement engine for the 66 FB. Well I want to know the engine runs before i put it in then the car only to discover i have to take it out again and rebuild it.
What I have done to test them as of now is ground them and apply positive power form the magical power box (batery) to the one and only post on the motor. Now the battery is good because it starts the 66 vert just fine. But when I try it on the two starters that are not wired to the solonoid, well i get sparks and not much go on the motor. I have taken that odd box cover thing that cover the bendix arm thing that pushes the bendix out and put something in between the contacts that become depressed when the bendix arm thing pushes on it, then it turns when power is applied. So how do I bench test these buggers or are they shot?
Thanks all,
Coal
So I have 2 FE starter motors that i want to check that they work before i put them on the replacement engine for the 66 FB. Well I want to know the engine runs before i put it in then the car only to discover i have to take it out again and rebuild it.
What I have done to test them as of now is ground them and apply positive power form the magical power box (batery) to the one and only post on the motor. Now the battery is good because it starts the 66 vert just fine. But when I try it on the two starters that are not wired to the solonoid, well i get sparks and not much go on the motor. I have taken that odd box cover thing that cover the bendix arm thing that pushes the bendix out and put something in between the contacts that become depressed when the bendix arm thing pushes on it, then it turns when power is applied. So how do I bench test these buggers or are they shot?
Thanks all,
Coal