Starter rebuild
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Topic author - Posts: 55
- Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:54 pm
- First Name: Brent
- Last Name: Teltow
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1917 touring 192
- Location: Michigan
Starter rebuild
Good evening everyone, my starter on my 1915 gave up. Any suggestions on who can do a rebuild? Thank you for your input.
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- Posts: 223
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 2:42 pm
- First Name: Bill
- Last Name: Anziani
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1924 Coupe
- Location: Concord, NC
Re: Starter rebuild
Call Brent Mize, The coil doctor. He does a great job
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Topic author - Posts: 55
- Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:54 pm
- First Name: Brent
- Last Name: Teltow
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1917 touring 192
- Location: Michigan
Re: Starter rebuild
Thank you, I will call him tomorrow.
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- Posts: 39
- Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:44 am
- First Name: Bobby
- Last Name: Wright
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1915 Runabout Fire Chief’s car,1924 Simms TT Fire Truck, 1927 Howe TT Fire Truck
- Location: Texas Gulf Coast
- MTFCA Number: 37124
- MTFCA Life Member: YES
- MTFCI Number: 22715
Re: Starter rebuild
Both my 1915s have "Arm Strong" starters. They tend to work better some days than others.
Bob on Upper Texas Gulf Coast.
"I was too young to know better.
Now I am too old to care."
"I was too young to know better.
Now I am too old to care."
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- Posts: 130
- Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2019 6:04 pm
- First Name: Kevin
- Last Name: Whelihan
- Location: Danbury, WI
- MTFCA Number: 30688
- Board Member Since: 2008
Re: Starter rebuild
To start with, get the MTFCA electrical book. Lots of good info on starters and generators in there. I have rebuilt both generators and starters, and its actually kinda fun and educational. All the components you will need are available from the vendors. One thing I do is to replace the starter or generator armature with a good rewound one. These units are in some cases over 100 years old. Insulation breaks down, stack laminations shift and short them out. I use Custom Rewinding LLC in Brook Park, MN (320-679-4739) to do mine. Send them the core, and for $150 plus shipping you get back the most gorgeous piece of electrical equipment you've ever seen. Do the job right and it will last for decades.