Just an update: turned out starter was fine. Apparently, the transmission repair broke a couple of wires on the starter, one of which went into the harness. So YAY-no need for new starter. This should not unexpected: anytime a major repair is done on a 40 y.o. car, brittle stuff will suffer. BTW, what noise would I hear if my wheel bearings needed repacked or replaced? > Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 16:38:37 -0400 > Subject: IML: Starter in a '66 Coupe > From: "Chris \"Creesto\" Lynch" <creesto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Went to pick up my '66 Imperial Crown Coupe after the tranny was rebuilt, > and it wouldn't start. Mechanic said perhaps the starter had "a flat spot" > What does this mean? He suggested if that was the case then eventually I > would need to replace it. Now, my car is stock. And I'm guessing that a > rebuilding the stock starter will cost more than a modern replacement. Is > this a part I can rebuilt myself? What specifically might be the bad > component within the starter? ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm