My engine is a modified 1600 X-flow
The starter motor is of the type without a soleoid mounted on the starter motor. When its removed from the engine it spins freely using jump leads
from the battery. Replace it and it might manage two or three attemps at starting the engine and then refuses.
Three ways to resolve it comes to me.
1. Try jump leads directly onto starter motor without using soleniod to prove thats not at fault
2. Replace starter motor with a recon one
3. Replace it with the more modern ones with the solenoid as part of the starter motor, if they will fit.
Please can anybody advise of the cheapest way to sort this
Ta now
You have an inertia starter Which IIRC may have 9 OR possibly 10 teeth as Ford modified them to reduce jamming? The starter with the solonoid attached is more reliable but uses a different number of teeth on the flywheel (130???). Check the number of teeth you have before replacing anything and also check that you have decent /battery/ connections and earth. Trying as suggested with jump leads connected directly to started would test it I would have thought. Isolate the ignition, if starter works better then timing is overadvanced
Before doing anything else try retarding the ignition 5 to 10 degrees.
Had exactly the same problem on my modified Xflow, would barely turn it over, especially when the engine was hot. I tried loads of stuff trying to sort it, but eventually was advised to buy a high torque starter. Took a gamble and spent £150ish i think from rally design, and it was worth every penny. Car now starts as soon as I press the button, every single time!
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Originally posted by alexdj125
Had exactly the same problem on my modified Xflow, would barely turn it over, especially when the engine was hot. I tried loads of stuff trying to sort it, but eventually was advised to buy a high torque starter. Took a gamble and spent £150ish i think from rally design, and it was worth every penny. Car now starts as soon as I press the button, every single time!