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07-20-2010 03:52 PM #4
Went to Alternator/Starter Repair shop, had the whole starter rebuilt, the whole unit was cooked, solenoid, windings, armature, bearings, cost me $265, new OEM would have cost $600, non OEM would have been cheaper as well, but mine was Special, in that it is for a 153 tooth fly wheel, and it being a performance starter, whatever that means, if it has more torque.
I have dertermined that as a result of low voltage, as a result of an older battery that may have been over-charged (as it was swollen) but still held a charge as long as you drove it daily. But a Low Voltage condition contributed to Solenoid Contacts Melting and causing the drive gear to stay engaged with fly wheel and over-revving starter motor causing heat build-up and everything inside to cook.
A fresh battery $125, a newly rebuilt starter $265 could have been avoided if I replaced the battery when I should have





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