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Only Lucas could make that big old heavy wire grenade...how was this scientific
miracle accomplished?     GENE

Andrew W. Macfadyen wrote:
> 
> 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...