STARTER MOTOR ADVICE

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Oct 03, 04 7:49 pm

Hi guys,
I need to change the starter motor on my 383 Charger, equiped with headers. Any advice on best types and where to get it from?
Thanks 8)

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sun Oct 03, 04 8:00 pm

Mini Starter. America. Spark Erode the old one out.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sun Oct 03, 04 8:15 pm

Take your pick, plenty to choose from here!
http://search.ebay.com/Mopar-mini-start ... QQfromZR40

Mini starters are the only way to go, nothing else cranks like one, don't even think of buying anything else!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Oct 03, 04 8:17 pm

What the hey, just aswel give the background on this!
The Charger has been starting well, until Thursday before last. Went out to start it and was cranking & cranking, seemingly with no sign of ignition. The battery was puny anyhow, so tried jump starting, exactly the same result. Eventually the starter motor smoked and caught fire! Hmm
Next day went out to try again, same problem again, though motor sounding laboured.
Mid day came back with new (much higher capacity) battery, same thing. Coincidently post arrived with new rotor arm, which I duly fitted, hey hey, it started first crank-despite me thinking engine would be badly flooded.
Since then it has been okay, new 9mm leads, high power coil and plugs have been fitted.
Last Thursday took it to work for waxoyling, went to start it to get it off the ramp and got the same result as previous Thurs! Much cranking and nothing, eventualy high power jumper pack got it going. The engine was warm.
Last night it disgraced itself (again when warm) at the local meet, badly.

Eventually started by jump starting motor from TD Discovery and powering ignition from another car! Much wiggling of wires and testing for spark (which was good). Pulled No.4 plug lead off and held against inner fender, and hey hey, it started instantly. Again I would have expected bad flooding.
Im concluding its a knackered starter motor drawing lots of amps when hot (very close to headers) and depriving ignition of good enough spark. Problem persisted even after by passing ignition switch and connecting possitive coil terminal to possitive battery terminal.
Any ideas?

Commander exits through 24th floor window....
PS will get new motor anyway as setting light to old one probably wasnt a good idea!!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sun Oct 03, 04 8:33 pm

I reckon your diagnosis is spot on! been there, suffered from that....

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Tue Oct 05, 04 8:08 pm

I have just put a mini on my 440 dart, unbelievable difference.
I have also just stripped and repaired starter on my Fury but it still does'nt come close to the mini starter and it weighs a ton.
Mick

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Wed Oct 06, 04 3:53 pm

Knew I needed one, so bit the bullet and ordered one from dbelectrical on ebay, fantastic customer service, very polite...cost $81 and $52 express USPS shipping.

That's ?76 assuming the customs and excise doesn't stuff me when it arrives!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Oct 11, 04 7:09 pm

Thanks for that guys, followed advice and new motor on the way! Will let you know how it goes! 8)

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu Oct 14, 04 2:15 pm

Just to keep you guys up to speed, my starter motor from DB Electrical Tennesee arrived yesterday.
The communication was great, delivery was fast and the guy there Steve Lewis was really helpful.
He'd put a value of 70 bucks on the package, so I paid about 11 quid VAT

but got stiffed by Parcelforce 13 quid "handling charge"

so the total price, delivered to my door and duty paid was just over 100 quid.

Try www.dbelectrical.com they say that they are rebuilders but I'm convinced that the starter is brand spanking new and I'm chuffed to bits with it 8)

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Sat Oct 16, 04 9:51 pm

I have also ordered one from DB Elec after trying to make one good starter out of two for my Fury, worked for about three weeks then packed up again, the original mopar starters are total junk.
Mick