I'm having problems with the starter motor on the old Rover. It's a fairly
recent recon unit - but has had a fair amount of abuse since I've fitted
an after market engine management system which of course produced starting
problems until tuned. And even although it's running well now the injector
pulses at cranking are set separately so rather hit or miss to adjust for
a very cold start. As the O2 sensor can't help with telling you what the
mixture is 'till it's running...

I've stuck my DC clamp meter (not the most accurate of devices) and
looked at the cranking current on a cold day. It's saying 550 amps - close
to the battery max - and it's turning over slower than I remember. So I'm
guessing at a shorted turn somewhere through overheating. Have had this
before.

Many Jap cars use a Denso starter which uses a smaller but faster motor
and reduction gearing. Said to use a lot less current and produce more
torque. And I can buy one with a specially made mounting for my engine.
For more than an exchange Lucas one - but not so much as to be out of the
question.

Seems to me a win win solution as it's much lighter as well. And of
course the lower current will give more volts to the ignition which might
help too. And if it should fail, I can get a secondhand motor only and fit
that to the adaptor plate for much less than the original cost - I'm told
they don't fail often so are cheap secondhand.

Any advice?

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Dave Plowman London SW
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