i would say the smoke has escaped therefore it is fuckedd full strip is needed maybe the pos terminal has been twisted rond and ripped the insulation alowing it to short to earth
Positive ground depends upon proper circuit functioning, the transmission of negative ions by retention of the visible spectral manifestation known as "smoke". Smoke is the thing that makes electrical circuits work; we know this to be true because every time one lets the smoke out of the electrical system, it stops working. This can be verified repeatedly through empirical testing. When, for example, the smoke escapes from an electrical component (i.e., say, a Lucas voltage regulator), it will be observed that the component stops working. The function of the wire harness is to carry the smoke from one device to another; when the wire harness "springs a leak", and lets all the smoke out of the system, nothing works afterwards. Starter motors were frowned upon in British Automobiles for some time, largely because they consume large quantities of smoke, requiring very large wires. It has been noted that Lucas components are possibly more prone to electrical leakage than Bosch or generic Japanese electrics. Experts point out that this is because Lucas is British and all things British leak. British engines leak oil, shock absorbers, hydraulic forks and disk brakes leak fluid, British tires leak air and the British defense establishment leaks secrets...so, naturally, British electronics leak smoke.
Before spending too much, strip the thing to bits and clean it up nicely, lots of petrol, warmish day etc. Then wrap the comutator with masking tape and spray a can full of laquer over the rotor making sure it runs down between the windings to reinforce any insulation that may be breaking down in there. Next clean up the brushes and make sure they can slide freely in the housing. When reassembling ensure that there is not too much clearance between the shaft and the bushes (this is a common failing which allows the rotor to rub or jam against the stator giving very high current draw to the point of even replicating your 'dead short').If the above doesnt help, you havent lost anything, but it works for my '77 starter every time!
As for tim, nice cut and paste job but what are you banging on about? but yes, from my experiance, Lucas is generally crap.
Quote from: "Fandango80"As for tim, nice cut and paste job but what are you banging on about? :rolleyes:
As for tim, nice cut and paste job but what are you banging on about? :rolleyes:
Rockauto have a remanufactured starter for a 3.8, 4.2 and 5.0 for $132.54 delivered to UK. I know the exchange rate is poo, but still beats 100 quid.I'd shop around a little more.
