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July 16, 2020 at 5:46 am
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When cranking there should be a MINIMUM of 9.5 volts between the starter terminal and ground. If there is good enough voltage, and the starter is as hot as you say, the starter is probably trash, like Frank says. And it DOES happen sometimes, with those starters, too. Bad connections and bad brushes are easier to explain how to troubleshoot than a burned up starter but ultimately, if that were the case, you wouldn’t be seeing the starter getting that hot.
Long live American manufacturing!