hey guys back with a question? recently i had a distributer go bad which led to some um long starting sessions till i figured it out. replaced the distributer and been driving the ol' girl for a couple of weeks and now i have a new issue cropping up. when the cars cold she starts like a champ. but, when warm the starter seems to rotate much slower. the car always starts and Ive checked the battery(which is only 2 months old) everything seems fine. my first instinct is that the starter soleniod may be going bad. any ideas? next should i go with a new complete stater or just the soleniod.

thnx in advance
J

a weak starter shows when hot..if you change the solenoid, change or rebuild the starter too..or you will just be doing it again later

And make sure you have a heat shield on the starter as well. Heat is the main killer of a starter.

hey guys back with a question? recently i had a distributer go bad which led to some um long starting sessions till i figured it out. replaced the distributer and been driving the ol' girl for a couple of weeks and now i have a new issue cropping up. when the cars cold she starts like a champ. but, when warm the starter seems to rotate much slower. the car always starts and Ive checked the battery(which is only 2 months old) everything seems fine. my first instinct is that the starter soleniod may be going bad. any ideas? next should i go with a new complete stater or just the soleniod.

thnx in advance
J


Over time the starter's bronze bushings wear out then the commutator starts rubbing the field coils. When that happens it takes a LOT more amperage to spin the started. It sounds to me like your starter needs rebuilding.