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Mark W - 16 Nov 2003 15:29 GMT

The starter on my 1992 Tempra has started turning the engine over slowly at
times.
Sometimes it refuses to turn at all until I have turned the ignition key a
couple of times.

It's not the battery, I fitted a new battery recently and it's got a good
charge. The voltage dips down low as though the starter is absorbing power,
but not turning.

Is it likely to be the brushes? My only past experience with this was when a
starter on a Granada would either work, or not, and when it wouldn't, a bash
with a hammer would cure it.

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Mike - 17 Nov 2003 02:51 GMT

Im having a similar problem on an '80 124 Spider. Haven't found out the
problem yet, but I suspect a poor electrical connection and or ground
connection somewhere in the heavy battery to starter cabling. You can
do a voltage drop test and a current draw test. The latter test if it
shows a low current draw <110 amps indicates a connection problem.

Mike

> The starter on my 1992 Tempra has started turning the engine over slowly at
> times.
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> starter on a Granada would either work, or not, and when it wouldn't, a bash
> with a hammer would cure it.

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Svend E Pettersen - 17 Nov 2003 11:41 GMT

It is the ignition switch. Try to connect the ignition without the switch.
Or replace it.

SP
Norway

> Im having a similar problem on an '80 124 Spider. Haven't found out the
> problem yet, but I suspect a poor electrical connection and or ground
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
> > starter on a Granada would either work, or not, and when it wouldn't, a bash
> > with a hammer would cure it.

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