[Shotimes] 93 SHO, No Start, No Click, No nothing. PleaseHelp!!!

[Barry Hayes]

Hi
Here's a copy of the reply I made earlier this month to another
non-starting sho-man.
As others have said, make sure the starter is getting electricity, if it
is and doesn't turn then it is probably DOA and most likely the
brushes.  I think it is a less than ideal design to have the oil filter
dump its' load onto the solinoid at every oil change. (While ranting
I'll whine about the gas filter too. I spent too much time today  on my
back in the dirt with someone else's idea of what is easily accesible to
a normal sized human hand. I really think that the people who design
these things should be required to go out and work on them before
finalizing the design. Oh well.) Anyway, if it is DOA it isn't too bad a
job to swap out. My rebuild cost $65.00 including a new solinoid.

> Yep starters do go just like that. I once started out on a trip, drove
> 100 miles on the interstate, went into the rest area for a pit stop and
> when I came out NO START! No warning, no clue. Fortunatly you can push
> start an mtx. When I got home and pulled the starter the rebuild shop
> found the brushes completely worn down. (it was also pretty yucky &
> dirty in there from brush dust and oil that dripped in from oil filter
> changes). Cost of the rebuild was about $60.00 and it took all of an
> hour while I waited. Not a bad R&R job either. Sometimes the brushes
> develope a dead spot and the old hit it with a hammaer trick works by
> either loosening the brush or jiggling the armature a little, but most
> starters I have lost went without warniing and usualy at the  most
> inconvienent time.
> FYI I understand it is hard & expensive to get a replacement unit. Ford
> no longer makes them. Try to have yours rebuilt if possible. It is less
> money and you know it will be the correct on when reinstalled.
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Good luck
Barry Hayes
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