gt6 hi torq starter motor

[spittyholly]

does anybody know who fix's these its a powerlite  one ..was cranking it and half way just went slow and the solenoid unit on the top was very hot powerlite don't list any spares ..its only 4 years old .

[GT6MK3]

Can't you re wire it to use the original solenoid?  That's what my hi torque does to avoid that.

http://www.britishstarters.com/Wiring_Diagram.html

C.

[spittyholly]

took it to bits as in picture 1 of springs snapped holding brush in place
I think to wire it from the old solonid this would still need to be fixed

[John Bonnett]

Not very helpful I know but what's wrong with using the standard inertia starter motor apart from a few grammes extra weight?

[spittyholly]

the standard starter was hitting exhaust downpipe it has a 3-2-1 manifold the little square at the end of starter for turning internals was hitting so ground it off to give it clearance.then it burnt out hence why I bought the hi  torq one

[John Bonnett]

Quoted from spittyholly

the standard starter was hitting exhaust downpipe it has a 3-2-1 manifold the little square at the end of starter for turning internals was hitting so ground it off to give it clearance.then it burnt out hence why I bought the hi  torq one

Ah, thank you. Now I understand.

[GT6MK3]

John they also turn over at a much better speed, so the rrrrrrrrr,  rrrrrrrrrr,  rrrrrrrrrrr, rr rr r r r    r       r...   of the old starter nf a recalcitrent motor tends to become rr, rr, rr, rR ROAR!, quite a bit faster.

C.

[John Bonnett]

Quoted from GT6MK3

John they also turn over at a much better speed, so the rrrrrrrrr,  rrrrrrrrrr,  rrrrrrrrrrr, rr rr r r r    r       r...   of the old starter nf a recalcitrent motor tends to become rr, rr, rr, rR ROAR!, quite a bit faster.

C.

I know that's what they say but I never had a problem with the standard starter on my GT6 and even with  11.4:1 compression on my 1500 engine it cranks it over without any problem. And the great thing is that they are cheap and plentiful.

[RobPearce]

I'm sure a nice shiny new hi-torque starter will crank over a lot quicker than a tired, worn-out old inertia one... but so would a new inertia one! Been there, done that.