Re: starter motors

[prfwld <prfwld@attglobal.net>]

prfwld wrote:

> There was/is starter motor Bar Stool racing! I thought the starter motor was
> tried
> and used for that (still?) and shopping carts and even  more. Right? The other
> automotive cannibal part I remember hearing about on this list was the old VW
> generator but I don't recall how that fleshed out. With the talk of bearings and
>
> brush settings I'd suppose some devoted modifications would be a good idea for
> long
> life.That and the heavy duty long on duration solenoid. If you just want to have
> fun and can get junk starters that work for cheap... Hey wasn't somebody looking
> for a load tester?...... "I couldn't have been going 60 mph on my load tester
> could I? "This, officer, is really a load tester that just happens to look like
> a bicycle "
> Andrew Delano