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[Andrew W. Macfadyen]

If you are set up to do it the aluminium field coils are  no problem. in the UK a
rebuilt starter for say a Mini will set you  back les than  ten pounds (about 16
dollars) an ACR alternator about 15 pounds (23 dollars).

Jim Davies wrote:

> On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Andrew W. Macfadyen wrote:
>
> > Lucas real weakness was alternator; the ACR series tended to have a 40k mile life
> > without a rebuild
>
> Ditto for their generators and starters etc.
>
> How to check for Lucas starter/generator core rebuilbabilty:
>
> shake like a castanet.
>
> if it sounds like a castanet, the armature windings have grenaded.
>
> if no sound is heard, just shake harder :-(
>
> Throw it away and try another...