disco1 starter motors

got in the landie after work, turned the key and nothing. radio came on but
the starter was not turning, tried it a few times popped the bonnet tried it
again and it sprang into life. the previous owner put a new battery in it so
i guess he had the same problem. anyone know of anywhere that sells them at
reasonable prices, paddocks want £100. anywhere cheaper.

paul.

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"Paul" <[email protected]> wrote:

> got in the landie after work, turned the key and nothing. radio came on but
> the starter was not turning, tried it a few times popped the bonnet tried it
> again and it sprang into life. the previous owner put a new battery in it so
> i guess he had the same problem. anyone know of anywhere that sells them at
> reasonable prices, paddocks want £100. anywhere cheaper.
>
> paul.
>
>

That sounds more like a dodgy connection to the solenoid.

Richard
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> In message <[email protected]>
> "Paul" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> got in the landie after work, turned the key and nothing. radio came on
>> but
>> the starter was not turning, tried it a few times popped the bonnet tried
>> it
>> again and it sprang into life. the previous owner put a new battery in it
>> so
>> i guess he had the same problem. anyone know of anywhere that sells them
>> at
>> reasonable prices, paddocks want £100. anywhere cheaper.
>>
>> paul.
>>
>>
>
> That sounds more like a dodgy connection to the solenoid.
>
> Richard
> --
> www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk [email protected]
> Running a business in a Microsoft free environment - it can be done
> Powered by Risc-OS - you won't get a virus from us!!
> Helping keep Land Rovers on and off the road to annoy the Lib Dems

you could well be right, had a quick look but could not find anything
obvious, gave the 12v ignition supply crimp a wiggle. engine was too hot to
do much else. whilst looking at the starter motor i noticed one of the core
plugs leaking slightly so that's another job to do. i read somewhere that if
buying a used landie to have £500 spare to do repairs, that's probably about
right. up to now i have repaired the P gasket, one swivel needs renewing,the
starting problem and now the core plug. the joys of motoring! still would
rather have a landie than a normal car.

paul.

Main dealer starters are a lot cheaper than rebuilts here in the US

On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 16:15:14 +0100, "Paul" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>got in the landie after work, turned the key and nothing. radio came on but
>the starter was not turning, tried it a few times popped the bonnet tried it
>again and it sprang into life. the previous owner put a new battery in it so
>i guess he had the same problem. anyone know of anywhere that sells them at
>reasonable prices, paddocks want £100. anywhere cheaper.
>
>paul.
>