Used Starter Motor (Electrical)

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The starting system consists of an electric starter motor and a starter solenoid. When you turn the ignition key, the starter motor spins the engine a few revolutions so that the combustion process can start. It takes a powerful motor to spin a cold engine.

A starter motor must overcome not only all the internal friction caused by the piston rings but also the compression of any cylinder(s). The starter motor must also be powerful enough to absorb the energy needed to open and close valves. It needs to also overcome the energy required with the camshaft, the water pump, oil pump, alternator, etc.

Because so much energy is required and a car uses a 12-volt electrical system, hundreds of amps of electricity must flow into the used starter motor. The starter motor is a series-wound direct current electric motor with a solenoid switch mounted on it. A low-current power from the starting battery is applied to the solenoid, usually, through a key-operated switch. This pushes out a small pinion gear on the used starter motor’s shaft. The pinion gear is meshed with the ring gear on the flywheel of the engine. The solenoid also closes high-current contacts for the starter motor and it starts to run. Once the engine starts, the key operated switch is opened; a spring in the solenoid assembly pulls the pinion gear away from the ring gear, and the starter motor stops.

In case a used starter motor does not turn when ignition key is being turned, check battery cables and connections. Charge the battery if essential. Clean brushes and guides of brush holders. Clean the commutator and recondition the used starting motor. If armature or field coils are defective, overhaul the used starting motor. In case the action of the used starter motor is slow or sluggish, charge the battery.

If the used starting motor is heard to operate, but, the engine cranks erratically, the possibilities are that either the drive pinion or the flywheel gear ring is defective. Replace drive pinion/flywheel or re-machine gear ring, as applicable. If the drive pinion does not move out of mesh because the drive pinion or armature shaft is dirty or damaged, overhaul starting motor. In case the solenoid switch is defective, replace it.

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VehiclePartBuyer LocationAction
Used 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Starter Motor
2009 Dodge Ram 1500
Truck, V-8, Gas/Injection, 4x4
Starter Motor
4.7
4x4
Beverly hills, Florida 34464
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Used 1998 Infiniti QX4 Starter Motor
1998 Infiniti QX4
SUV, V-6, Gas/Injection, Automatic, 4x4
Starter Motor
3.3 L
Norfolk, Virginia 23513
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Used 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire Starter Motor
1962 Oldsmobile Starfire
Starter Motor
364
Watkins, Colorado 80137
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Used 2008 Mitsubishi Fuso FE180 Starter Motor
2008 Mitsubishi Fuso FE180
Straight-6, Diesel
Starter Motor
6 cyl
2008 FE180 Starter
Belmont, Massachusetts 02478
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Used 1993 Toyota Corolla Starter Motor
1993 Toyota Corolla
Gas/Injection
Starter Motor
1.6 L V-6
Georgetown , Kentucky 40324
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Used 1954 Chevrolet / Chevy BEL AIR Starter Motor
1954 Chevrolet / Chevy BEL AIR
Starter Motor
AVF-3530
PHARR, Texas 78577
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Used 1994 UD 1800 Starter Motor
1994 UD 1800
Other, Straight-6, Diesel, 6-Speed-Std, RWD
Starter Motor
423 cu in 6.925l
iva , South Carolina 29655
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Used 2006 Chevrolet / Chevy Equinox Starter Motor
2006 Chevrolet / Chevy Equinox
Starter Motor
V6
Columbus, Ohio 43209
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Used 1988 Toyota 4runner Starter Motor
1988 Toyota 4runner
V-6, Gas/Injection, 5-Speed-Std, 4x4
Starter Motor
3.0L v6
Olympia, Washington 98516-8100
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Used 1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Starter Motor
1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88
Regular Cab
Starter Motor
442
lemoore, California 93245
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Used 1987 Avanti II Starter Motor
1987 Avanti II
Starter Motor
305
sparta, Michigan 49345
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