Originally Posted by
geezer101
Ok it would seem it's getting fuel. So it now comes down to an ignition fault or maybe the starter motor is on it's knees. Recently experienced my own starter motor drama that I 'repaired' (read that as a temporary fix) and funnily enough a member here also had a starter issue just after mine. Intermittent starts but had solid spark + fuel. The armature was fouled up (copper contacts were clogged with debris and were dull and a little burnt) and one of the brushes had jammed, thus not making contact to the contacts on the armature properly) The member sent theirs out to a shop - problem fixed. I did my own but didn't replace anything in it. Just a big clean out, fresh grease on the bearings, armature housing end and the throw out driver gear, clean out the gunk trapped between the copper contacts on the armature and refaced them in my drill press with a piece of worn out 180 grit wet and dry then a big polish up (freed up the sketchy brush that had jammed too). Took a few attempts while bench testing to get it to turn over and throw the drive gear out, but it's running like clockwork now and hasn't struggled once. Other thing is the ICM but before you look at that (module in the distributor) check that you are indeed getting spark - if you can get it to turn over. Joys of motoring...
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