Originally Posted By: mick53
Yes they wear out.I have put several on my 53 in the last 40 years. Just think of it like brake pads. A lot of those years I had to use the starter a lot.

Yes, seems like it. I put the new switch on, but now starting to question the starter also.

I think I'm gonna pull it again and just get another rebuilt one from Jim Carter, it's $130 (+$90 core). I'll still have a spare switch and will be sure that the starter should be working, I hope. Before I do that I will just test running another ground to the starter mounting bolt. I tested continuity from the bolt to the negative post and it's conductive, but there is paint and possibly other grease on the starter mounting lugs, will try to wire brush that possibly.

Just want to make sure that if I swap the starter out it would be my luck the problem with exist...

Old switch:



New switch, just shows operation.

Pressed:



Released:



Operation:




Last edited by Keroppi; 08/25/19 01:27 AM.
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