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Originally Posted by Trevor

Sorry to be a spoiled sport, but is best that members are advised correctly.

If the starter is drawing excessive current and simultaneously will not produce full torque, this will indicate shorted turns within the windings and heat can certainly increase this fault. The fault is a due to a breakdown in insulation between overlaying turns within the windings, which causes a short circuit and reduced effective resistance, rather than a broken/open circuit, as has been suggested.

Thank you for the correction. I'm MUCH more adept with AC motors, than DC. Being an electronics tech, dealing with AC more often than not, I get a bit lost at times.