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whats the actual fault on yours ? brushes or solenoid ?
id be inclined to repair the original . better chance of it bring more reliable than an aftermarket or recon and you woudnt know the history of a scrappy one !

It sounds like a handful of rusty nuts and bolts being shaken in a biscuit tin.

I pulled the end cap off and found that the bearing/bush in the endcap has been worn (or bludgeoned) into an oval shape. It is almost as if the aluminium casting was too soft to support the bush 

Didn't bother pulling any more parts off but from what I could see the brushes are still good and the other end of the motor & solenoid are also unharmed.

I turned the endplate through 180 degrees when I refitted it which seems to have bought me some time to source a replacement.

You need some Welsh mowers, when they break they make a good curry------

 

whats the actual fault on yours ? brushes or solenoid ?
id be inclined to repair the original . better chance of it bring more reliable than an aftermarket or recon and you woudnt know the history of a scrappy one !

Agreed. many many years ago I bought a recon alternator for my Cortina (it was THAT long ago) .... I think they'd just painted it!

You need some Welsh mowers, when they break they make a good curry------

whats the actual fault on yours ? brushes or solenoid ?
id be inclined to repair the original . better chance of it bring more reliable than an aftermarket or recon and you woudnt know the history of a scrappy one !

I just renewed my Omega insurance
over half an hour on the phone to get my old insurer to match "like for like" comparison site covers .
I told them NOT to retain the payment card details for next year and don't bother auto renewing 
over £100 more they wanted than other insurers 
they matched the "like for like" comparison price in the end

Try Direct Line they said.

Not on comparison sites they said.

Often cheaper they said.


I can now see why Direct Line are not willing to compete with Confused and the Meerkats. They'd be so far down the page that nobody would ever find them.


Meerkats....... £402
Confused.......£411
Direct line......£1356...

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Passed car test Feb. 1978.

Passed mine in 1969.

Yep, almost a fossil. 

If it was me and an eighteen year old Ford that had sat under a tree for a few years, it would definitely be getting a second hand starter from ebay or a scrappy! 

I am inclined to agree with you.