Starter motor query

[dagnamit at gmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

Nope no theft involved. As part of maint. at oil changes I checked
every bolt. Them engines vibrate quite a bit, if the starter bolts are
loose check the bell housing bolts also.

Brian

On 6/8/05, Edward Effinger <Eeffinger@conestogac.on.ca> wrote:
> My '81S had its 2nd tow job last night.   My daughter said the car was making
> funny noises while trying to start it and ran the battery down trying repeated
> starts.
> 
> It appears the starter motor bolts were loose, the bottom one is missing and
> the top one is finger loose with the starter motor rocking loosely.
> 
> That ever happen to anybody or was someone trying to steal it?
> 
> Also, the positive wire feeding the solenoid broke off trying to loosen the nut.
> The entire post is rotating in the solenoid and visegrips wouldn't hold the
> post to remove the nut.
> 
> Does anyone know if the loose post means the starter is toast?
> The solenoid appears to have the ground welded on to the case of the
> starter motor.
> 
> Thanks
> Ed '81S
> 
> 
> 
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