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starbox189 
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 Topic: Where can I buy a starter motor?Posted: July-30-2018 at 10:01am |
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I have a 1981 PCM Ford 351. The bendix on the starter motor gets hung up once in a while. Can it be fixed or should I buy a new starter motor. If I need a new starter where can I get one?. Thanks.
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: July-30-2018 at 10:03am |
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Is it the original style starter?
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Posted: July-30-2018 at 10:38am |
The obvious answer is that of course it can be fixed  It doesn't matter what type starter you have, take it out and look at the shaft the gear rides on, it could be corroded/rusty and need some cleaning up which isn't very hard to do. If the starter works fine other than that issue, I'd try that before just buying a new one. A better description would help too, like does it hang up in the engaged position or does it just spin and not engage at all. If it hangs up in the engaged position it could be because of a solenoid issue or even an ignition switch issue. My Gawd, I'm sounding like Pete now, I think I need to go see the shrink again today
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Posted: July-30-2018 at 1:27pm |
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Thanks for your reply. It stays engaged once in a while after the engine starts. It stays engaged for a few seconds and then releases.
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Posted: July-30-2018 at 1:42pm |
As Ken mentioned, the first thing I'd check is to make sure it's not the ignition switch still sending power to the start relay. Get the VOM out. |
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Posted: July-30-2018 at 1:43pm |
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Posted: July-30-2018 at 10:56pm |
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It's a fairly new starter switch, including battery, battery cables, and solenoid. The bendix hanging up on dirty or corroded traveler sounds like a likely problem. Thanks.
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