starter sounds

[alanmcg]

hi,
the starter motor on my car sounds like a 64 chrysler - slow, lame and cheap sounding. ill post a recording of it later today. does yours sound the same? any upgrades that will make it turn over faster/stronger? lets hear some starter motor sounds from a first thing in the morning startup.
thnks,
alanmcg

 

[61porsche]

starters

Well, at least it's not the sound of silence!

Your starter sounds like something's not right.

Battery Condition and ground to engine.

Cable Condition- resistance.( yes, they get old and build up internal corrosion = resistance)

Starter connections- resistance.

Starter Draw- amps/resistance. ( The specs have the correct min. requirements.)

An infrared thermometer helps... resistance = heat.

An last but not least- the starter itself. Brushes, dirty , partialy shorted windings, solenoid contact burned............etc.

I tend to go and clean everything up first.. then start from the battery.