[DML] Re: Starter Age

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The OEM starter seems to be a pretty rugged and long-lived piece. What really kills them IMHO is if the car was neglected/abused and to get it going someone cranked the life out of it. Most of the time they simply wear out. The brushes have a finite life and when they are worn too much the starter won't work. That is a function of how many hours and the # of starts. The other thing that kills starters is getting flooded or being run on a low battery. Low voltage causes higher amperage and that causes heat and wears the brushes out faster.
David Teitelbaum

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Stephen Rice <stevedmc@...> wrote:
>
> I upgraded to a 91 Eagle Premier starter just because I like the cool
> spaceship sound it makes.
> 
> -Steve Rice
> #16510
> 
> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Martin Gutkowski
> <martin@...> wrote:
> > The DeLorean starter was superseded in about 84 by a smaller, lighter more powerful & faster Valeo unit which is still available new from Renault. It bolts right in and does away with the eyelet connections in favour of spades.
> >
> > Martin
>




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