On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:56:59 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
wrote:

On Mar 30, 8:41Â*pm, Ignoramus23509 ignoramus23...@NOSPAM.
23509.invalid wrote:
I took the starter off and everything is just what the "smart guys"
said: the brushes on it are worn to the nub.

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In addition, the copper contacts that touch the brushes, are also in a
bad condition.
...

You could try turning the commutator smooth before giving up on it.
Undercut the insulation in the slots between the bars with a hacksaw
blade.

Bingo. Turning can be on a lathe or on a pair of wooden V-blocks with
a wood block and a strip of crocus or emery. They're not too picky.

I did that with a lot of generators in me yout.

--
The general effect was exactly like a microscopic view of a
small detachment of black beetles, in search of a dead rat.
-- John Ruskin