From: grntrks@juno.com
Date: Fri Jun 17 2005 - 14:29:36 PDT
Hi Cliff.
Several things come to mind, about starters in general, since I have
never worked on an M880.
1. Worn bushings. Finally worn to the point that the shaft is
binding.
2. Worn brushes. Worn beyond limits and no longer carry full power
to commutator.
3. Poor ground to chassis/battery from engine. There should be a
ground strap from the engine to the chassis/body.
Does the starter drive fully engage the flywheel and just turns over
slowly? If so, I would suspect the starter motor.
Frank Cox - 'Nam 1966
MVPA 14530
'45 GMC 353 DUKW
On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:33:43 -0700 "Cliff S" <mtnbikinssgt@hotmail.com>
writes:
> Does anyone have a clue as to why a starter would be slow, all of a
> sudden.
> Is it just that time has caught up with it or has someone done some
> sabotage
> to it (it sits near a main road and peole stop all the time by it)
> in some
> way?
>
> I cleaned all the posts and connections to the battery, dist, coil
> and
> starter. I did not see a body to engine grounding strap. Is there
> one? I
> have the manuals (on CD) but they are a pain to look through, but
> that will
> be on the list this weekend of things to do.
>
> Could someone have put something down the gas tank that would slow
> the
> starter down that much, cause its REALLLLLLYYYYY slow. The oil and
> tranny
> fluid LOOK good still. It fired right off like usual last time I
> ran it,
> but stalled out after about 5-10 minutes. I was talking to a
> neighbor and
> left it stalled while we finished our converstation. Could the
> result of
> the stall, left, be a burnt ignition something?????.....after I left
> it with
> the key on while we talked????
>
> I am hoping that the starter has just died and that is the easy
> fix.
>
> I have done all this trying WHILE a new Optima battery was installed
> (and
> another 6TL before) and jumpers cables were going to try to get as
> much
> juice as possible.........still no joy, slow, even with the jumper
> cables.
>
> Any ideas guys/gals??????
>
>
>
> Cliff Smith
> SSgt USMC
>
> M880 (4 sale, still, not that you want to buy it with this
> post!!!!!!)
> M274A5
> 6K GenSet
>
>
>
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Frank Cox - 'Nam 1966
MVPA 14530
'45 GMC 353 DUKW
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