Re: dragging starter

Posted by David Grubbs On 2014/4/22 19:21:05

Finally found the problem now that I'm off from a 3 week vacation. Took the starter to the generator shop today and they called me back about an hour later. When I bought the car, it had been converted to 12 volts. Someone had had the starter modified to have 12 volt windings, rather than 6 volt. I converted the car back to 6 volts when I rewired it last winter. So the starter worked ok when the engine was cold, but when it was hot, there was a bit more resistance and it just didn't spin fast enough. So if anyone out there has converted a 38-40 120 to 12 volts, I can help you out with a nice 12 volt starter motor. I will post photos of it tomorrow; I think it is a AutoLite.