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I borrowed a starter motor from a friend and she starts!! So i bought a rebuilt one on ebay. It arrived Friday and I put it on today and finally got to take a nice long ride. Thanks again for all the help and suggestions

I took the starter switch off. With the motor bolted up and touched negative cable to contact on starter could hear motor trying but wouldnt turn motor over. Then tried again with switch on the moto and manually using the switch without the pedal rod attatched ...same result. Took the motor off...

Thanks for all the great suggestions! I will try those and report back y'all are a great wealth of knowledge ... Also I will try to post a picture of the contact on top of the starter

Yes I can turn the engine over with or without the starter in place by rocking it back and forth in gear.always started just fine until the starter switch went bad . I replaced it with a new one from brattons and cleaned the contact button on the starter . thanks for the suggestions. I'll pull...

Thanks but I guess I didn't clarify the missing insulating washer is on the pad on the starter. The replacement switch seems to be making contact as the volt meter goes to the discharge. side and the cowl and headlights dim also when depressing pedal so must be something in the starter. Again...

Tried Jim in tx and ga suggestion.Starter motor still not turning....battery slow chargerd Overnight. Lights dim when switch is depressed and everything works except starter BUT it motors on bench . checked brushes and all looks good the only thing I see is the field terminal insulator washer...

Thanks. Jim in tx and ga. I will try that

30 coupe. Switch was sticking and motor wouldn't disengage . found plastic plunger inside broken so got new switch and now won't do anything .checked voltage ok. Removed starter motor and it motors on bench with 6 volts applied to the contact button. It appears that the insulating washer is...

Has anybody tried hydrodipping?

Thanks for the quick response! Thats what i needed to know

hello all,am going to woodgrain my interior mouldings on a 30 coupe .can somebody tell me what pieces beside the dash and door mouldings were originally done? thanks in advance

Yes thank you I did speak to doug bruce. Nice guy gonna get up to see him in a week or so .

Thank you all I appreciate it

Thanks if anyone has that number please post it

Thanks I will try Berts. My original 31 shell fits perfect but I need a 30 shell to be correct.